Colorado has a plethora of locally owned grocery stores. Everything from mom-and-pop shops to international markets, to a local chain with 17 locations across the state.

Some 10,000 grocery store workers are now on strike in Denver and nearby areas, claiming unfair and illegal negotiating practices by the King Soopers store chain

Kim Cordova, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, has said staffing is one of the major issues for employees.