The 32-year-old stay-at-home mom of five in Mount Airy, North Carolina, has watched that number climb steadily over the past few years. Just about two years ago, she could feed her family of seven for ...

Grocery shoppers are being greeted by a new line on their receipts, a small checkout fee that can quietly snowball into a meaningful hit to the monthly food budget. A 10 cent charge on paper carryout ...