An aggressive campaign against Hannaford doesn’t seem to be hurting business

Campaign against Hannaford doesn’t seem to be hurting business

Gloria Denicola carries her dog Lucy and a bag of groceries to her car after shopping at Hannaford in Newport on Friday. Denicola said she had not heard of the campaign protesting Hannaford’s prices and corporate policies, but said that nowadays she only shops at Hannaford for certain items and prefers grocery shopping at local shops. Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik of the Bangor Daily News.Daniel O’Connor is a Report for America corps member who c…

An aggressive campaign against Hannaford doesn’t seem to be hurting business

NEWPORT, Maine — Months into an organized campaign against Hannaford’s prices and policies, many Mainers shopping at the store said they were unaware of a public push to bring down the grocer’s prices. A group called the New England Consumer Alliance has been organizing a “What Happened to Hannaford?” campaign with ads, mailers and protests outside some stores since the fall. The group, which is run from Pennsylvania despite its name, began by f…