AMS:AD 25 December 2025

Sam’s Club comes out ahead of Costco (NASDAQ:COST) on chicken; Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) gains in traffic

Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, ranked first in a Consumer Reports test of rotisserie chickens, beating out Costco Wholesale. The test looked at products from 10 grocery chains, grading taste, sodium, and packaging. Sam’s Club took the top spot, followed by Costco and Stop & Shop, part of Ahold Delhaize. “Flavor and freshness” and “genuine value” for members are the focus, Sam’s Club divisional meat and seafood manager Shana DeSmit said to USA Today.

3 July 2026

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Sam’s Club rotisserie chicken brings Walmart closer to Costco’s $5 draw

Sam’s Club, a Walmart Inc unit, scored first in a new Consumer Reports ranking of U.S. grocery rotisserie chickens, bumping Costco Wholesale Corp out of the lead. Mystery shoppers picked up chickens at as many as three stores on different dates and sent them still warm for a blind tasting in a lab.

1 July 2026

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement Payouts Start in May — Who Gets Money From the $2.67 Billion Fund

Blue Cross Blue Shield $2.67 Billion Settlement Payments Are Starting: Who Gets Paid Now

Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement payments are set to begin this month for people and businesses with valid claims in a $2.67 billion subscriber antitrust settlement, moving the long-running case into its payout phase after all appeals were resolved. The settlement administrator said initial distributions to eligible Damages Class members will begin in May 2026.

6 May 2026

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Giant Holiday Hours 2025: Which Giant Stores Are Open on Christmas Day—and Which Are Closed

December 25, 2025 — If you woke up on Christmas morning missing a key ingredient for dinner, you’re not alone. Across the U.S., most major retailers and grocery chains are dark today, but “Giant” shoppers are seeing something different: some Giant-branded supermarkets are open with limited hours, while others are fully closed—and the difference often comes down to which “Giant” you mean. Red94

25 December 2025

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Christmas Day 2025 Store Hours: What’s Open and Closed in New Hampshire and Winnipeg

Christmas Day 2025 falls on Thursday, Dec. 25, and for anyone still hunting down last-minute groceries, pharmacy items, or a forgotten ingredient, the big reality is this: most major retailers and grocery chains are closed on Christmas Day, and many locations close early on Christmas Eve.