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Aldi gains in US grocery war

Bloomberg Attention grocers: Aldi is coming for your customers. The German discount chain that’s blanketing the US with its no-frills stores was the choice of almost one in five shoppers who recently switched grocers, according to Morgan Stanley research. That’s more than Costco, Target, Kroger or Amazon-owned Whole Foods, highlighting Aldi’s growing appeal. Aldi’s US encroachment mirrors what it’s already ...

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Home Depot expands same-day delivery to win shoppers

Bloomberg As part of an ongoing $1.2 billion supply-chain upgrade, Home Depot Inc. has started same-day delivery across the US to help it stay relevant with consumers’ need-it-yesterday mentality. The home-improvement chain had already been using trucks to deliver large items such as building materials from stores in a day or so. Now, aided by startups Roadie Inc. and Deliv ...

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A Japan-US pact looks like the opposite of free trade

Remember last month, when an agreement between the US and Mexico left the world thinking we were on the brink of a radical rewriting of the North American Free Trade Agreement?. Things haven’t quite gone to plan. With a touted September 30 deadline for an accord just days away, President Donald Trump went on a tirade about his dislike of ...

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