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An apple a day may keep the doctor away. But apples priced at only 99 cents a pound, six organic romaine hearts advertised at $5, and a pound of ground turkey for $1.99 keep the customers coming back in droves. At least that’s the hope—and hoopla—fueling Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, an upstart grocery chain that’s looking to steal thunder from fresh-food- centric stalwarts such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s and carve out a healthy niche in the Midwest.

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A RBC Capital Markets/CSP tobacco survey show 27% of convenience retailers feel positive about the effect the R.J. Reynolds-Lorillard tobacco merger will have on business, 31% were negative and a whopping 42% were mixed. A look at the pros, the cons and the unknowns.