Acme Markets

Kirkwood Acme to close in November because lease ends

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

The Acme Market on Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington will close in November because the store’s lease is ending. “Closing a store is always a touchy issue,” said Dana Ward, director of communications and public affairs. “Our focus remains on growing our business, which sometimes involves reinvesting resources into existing stores and exploring potential new locations.” No employees will be laid …

Food desert

Move to help state eliminate food deserts heads to House

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

A proposal to launch a three-year pilot program focuses on eliminating food deserts in Delaware has broad support as it heads to the Delaware House of Representatives. The goal is to provide health food options for people who now don’t have much access to fresh fruit, vegetables and meat and tend to survive on fast food and other readily available …

Retail theft

Stores won’t get a break from rising theft through 2023

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

  Retail theft in Delaware is causing concerns among local families and business owners. The economic impact, according to industry experts, could result in store closings. One mom posting recently in a Delaware moms’ Facebook group described how outraged she was as she stood in a store and watched people grab merchandise and run. A deluge of comments followed with …

theft arrest

Retail theft continues to plague Delaware businesses

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

While retail theft continues to increase in Delaware, according to state police records, it doesnā€™t seem to be happening at the level reported in some cities. ā€œI am not aware of any widespread looting or any type of cases where there’s just been storming, just an overpowering into an establishment,ā€ said Jason Hatchell, public information officer for the Delaware State …

24-hour pharmacies are returning to Delaware (National Cancer Institute photo from Unsplash)

24-hour pharmacies on way back to Delaware

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

Pharmacies trying to surmount national staffing shortages and burnout are buying robots to sort meds, using remote pharmacists, offering bonuses as high as $75,000 and changing how pharmacists are evaluated. Theyā€™re also cutting store hours. Thatā€™s why it appears that Delaware no longer has any 24-hour bricks-and-mortar retail pharmacies. For now. But thereā€™s hope. Walgreens, the No. 2 pharmacy chain …

bagsedot

Delaware moves closer to near-total plastic bag ban

Betsy PriceBusiness

Legislators say people are not reusing the new thicker plastic bags given away at grocery stores.     Dismayed that people donā€™t seem to be reusing the thicker plastic bags now allowed for retail stores, the Delaware House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to ban retail establishments from providing plastic bags. It will update the new bag rule that went …