Welcome to The Checkout Grocery Update!
Welp, we are officially one month old.
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The Checkout Grocery Update is the essential take on the $1 trillion U.S. grocery industry.
This newsletter illuminates the contradictions and complexities while elevating the voices of essential workers and changemakers at the heart of this $1 trillion industry.
We offer a critical understanding of the grocery sector, from Walmart to HEB to local co-ops to corner bodegas. In an industry often misunderstood by the media and public, we feel a huge responsibility to set the record straight on a weekly basis.
Here are a few highlights from the last 4 very busy weeks:
We broke down the pricing changes at Target and Whole Foods and explained that while pricing is everything, pricing is still bullshit.
We spent waaay too much time in Buc-ee’s.
We analyzed why HEB is so unfuckwithable in Texas.
We spoke with Food4Less workers bravely risking their jobs for pay equity.
We concluded that Sprouts is perfectly mid.
We listened to a lot of reggae.
We had a shit ton of fun doing The Checkout Grocery Update.
So what’s next? Lots more! Please subscribe and share.
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peace.