{
  "id": 16794993,
  "title": "Is Smith’s Food and Drug Closing Stores in 2026? Kroger’s Decision Exposes a Bigger Retail Problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/is-smiths-food-and-drug-closing-stores-in-2026-krogers-decision",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T20:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/amaya-nichole/smiths-food-and-drug-closing-stores-updated-list-2026/91425373"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The move comes as parent company Kroger faces a court fight with Albertsons over a failed merger.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}