It neighed loudly several times before leaving the supermarket of its own accord.

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"The average American goes to the supermarket two times per week, " wheezes Burkle, still recovering from a cold that kept him up the night before.

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One retailer, a major European supermarket chain, tried and failed three times to launch a small-format store.

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Small retailers, who employ workers from the unorganized labour force, are estimated to extract three times the productivity of a uniformed employee at a supermarket.

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Food companies once had lead times of 20 years to get products like Becel on supermarket shelves.

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The Melton Times newspaper reported in 2001 that Mr Day was commended for making off-duty arrests while at a supermarket with his daughter.

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