{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_7kljcog7asmulmrctfla","title":"The Friday Checkout: Has Costco become grocery’s biggest threat?","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/the-friday-checkout-has-costco-become-grocerys-biggest-threat-7kljcog7as","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_7kljcog7asmulmrctfla","seq":1392675,"kind":"article","title":"The Friday Checkout: Has Costco become grocery’s biggest threat?","url":"https://www.grocerydive.com/news/costco-grocers-biggest-threat-fresh-offerings-ecommerce-value-perception/831994","summary":"It's no secret the club retailer is a competitor. But as the company grows market share and sales expand, grocers should be increasingly worried about Costco's impact.","published":"2026-10-02T13:25:10Z","seen":"2026-10-02T16:57:38Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-grocerydive-com-fbf44f","name":"grocerydive.com","domain":"grocerydive.com"},"via":"kite-grocerydive-com-fbf44f","topics":["retail"],"authors":["Grocery Dive Staff"],"entities":[{"id":"Q715583","name":"Costco","type":"org"}],"story":"st_7kljcog7asmulmrctfla","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7099999785423279,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6600000262260437,"political":0.03999999910593033}]}