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Challenge at the checkout: Mainers struggle to keep up with rising grocery prices

Por: Portland Press Herald Business October 23, 2022

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George Earley of Portland was shopping Wednesday at the Hannaford supermarket on Forest Avenue. Consumers like Earley are often paying more at checkout than they did a year ago. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer Andrew Bogner ran into a Portland supermarket last week with what he thought was a short list – hamburgers, a half-pound of cheese, coffee creamer, a few other items. He was shocked when he had to shell out more than $50. “It was one... + full article



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