Supermarket

Matzot, vegetables, and a washing machine: Passover 2026 marks a new era of Israeli consumerism

The pre-Passover shopping season begins, highlighting a key trend: Expensive and complex products, led by electrical appliances, are rapidly moving into food retail chains.

MARCH 19, 2026|ByDR. HEZI GUR MIZRAHI

"Consumers are shifting from category-based buying to choosing what’s cheapest, closest, and most convenient."

Passover wallet battle: The most cost-effective supermarket chain ahead of the holiday

A Passover 2026 price survey found gaps of up to 175% in cleaning product prices between retail chains. The cheapest basket was at Rami Levy, Osher Ad and Yohananof, while Tiv Ta’am was the priciest.

MARCH 14, 2026|ByDR. HEZI GUR MIZRAHI

New on the shelf: Dubai Halva and Danone Protein Yogurt

A mascara by Anastasia Beverly Hills, Remington’s new hair straightener, Alpro drinks, a blow-dry styling brush, Dubai halva, men’s hair products, Asian sauces, and Danone Protein yogurt.

MARCH 13, 2026|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

An illustration of an Israeli supermarket.

Supermarket tourism: Gen Z travelers skip landmarks for local aisles

Can you mix cost-cutting and cultural immersion? Why not says a new generation of travelers

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Observations: Pacifiers, passwords and pandemics

"I spend half my life looking for things."

JANUARY 7, 2021ByHERB KEINON

ADULT LIFE has many different stages, and they can be distinguished by the different objects one spends an inordinate amount of time searching for.

Supermarket chain sued after chef’s Jewish status called into doubt

The Jewish status of a chef born in Ukraine and working in the ready food department of the Yochananof supermarket chain was challenged by the store’s kashrut supervisor due to his origin.

DECEMBER 8, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON

People waiting in line outside Yochananof supermarket in Jerusalem on April 7, 2020. The government ordered on a partial lockdown, in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Israeli supermarket employs vertical farm start-up for selling produce

The new technologies eliminate the need to rely on outdoor growers and suppliers while also providing a fresher, more eco-friendly product which needs much less water and land to grow.

NOVEMBER 24, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE

A Vertical Field "Urban Farm" uses BIOLED eco-lighting technology to grow produce for a Rami Levy supermarket in Bnei Brak.

Egg shortage feared in Israel in coming weeks, as High Holy Days near

One supermarket chain warned that if the public reacts to reports of a possible lockdown by buying an extra carton of eggs while shopping, a shortage would result within a week or two.

JULY 26, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

CVS, Walgreens ramp up COVID-19 testing capabilities

CVS expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering this service by the end of May, with the goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month.

APRIL 28, 2020ByREUTERS

A medical professional conducts tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bolinas, a coastal enclave in Northern California where all residents are being tested for the novel coronavirus and its antibodies on Monday, one of the first such efforts since the pandemic hit the United States three

Agriculture Ministry new initiative encourages sale of Israeli produce

The fresh produce usually sold without being marked with the country of origin thus making it harder for shoppers who want to buy Israeli fresh produce to do so.

APRIL 26, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Agricultural produce grown in the surrounding desert on display at the 2018 Arava Open Day

Britain's supermarkets wrestle with coronavirus demand conundrum

"The problem is, can you feed 60 million people at the rate you can get people through the stores with that social distancing?" one industry executive told Reuters.

APRIL 7, 2020ByREUTERS