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March 24 at 3:07 p.m.
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Filed under: Food, Packaged foods, Updated

Expect fewer bags at Jewel-Osco

By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal

A shopper outside a Jewel at Roosevelt and State Street, April 29, 2008. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Jewel-Osco parent Supervalu Inc. hopes to save millions of dollars a year by training workers to avoid double-bagging, putting more items in each bag or skipping the bag altogether.

“We’re in a very competitive industry. Anything we can do to lower our expenses will help us keep our prices as fair as possible,” says Supervalu spokesman Mike Siemienas. Get the full story »

Jan. 5 at 7:38 p.m.
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Filed under: Jobs/employment, Labor, Litigation, Work culture

Supervalu settles Chicago bias case for $3.2M

By McClatchy Tribune Newspapers

Supervalu Inc. has agreed to pay $3.2 million to 110 workers to resolve allegations it systematically terminated disabled employees at Chicago-area supermarkets, one of the largest such settlements under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Get the full story »