Grocery stores

Regulator blocks exemption for Wolt Market, raising prospect of forced sale

Wolt’s dominance in the market created fears that “combining platform operation with ownership of a food retail chain operating on it could create market distortions.”

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
WOLT delivery people outside Sarona market in Tel Aviv, November 18, 2025.
Mahaneh_Yehudah

Survival tips for grocery shopping in Israel

Olim provide practical guidance for how to make shopping in Israel feel less overwhelming and more manageable.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
The wedding of Yehuda and Hodaya, Inset bottom-right, fallen IDF sgt. Eliyahu Moshe Zimbalist.

Beyond the headlines: Carrying the light forward - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
What's next? Will we pay for store shelf arrangers or for cleaning the store?

January CPI reading lifts inflation, housing prices rise

Israelis are met with increasing rates for value-added tax (VAT), municipal taxes, and increased infrastructure prices.

|ByGLOBES/TNS

High Court rules TA shops can remain open on Shabbat

Haredi MKs vow legislative override.

OCTOBER 26, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
The Sarona Food Market in Tel Aviv

Legal battle over opening of grocery stores on Shabbat continues

Currently, 165 grocery stores are open on Shabbat in Tel Aviv.

OCTOBER 25, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
'Shufersal' supermarket