Archive for September, 2012

Sunday’s Coupons – 9/30/12

Sunday’s Coupons – 9/30/12

You should find four coupon inserts in your Sunday newspaper this weekend. You can also find some of these coupons available as printable versions in the Smartsource and RedPlum sections of our Printable Coupons page. And now, as provided by Sunday Coupon Preview, here are the coupons to watch for this weekend: Smartsource coupon insert Barilla $1/both pasta box and[Read More…]

Saturday, September 29, 2012, 8:00 AM Coupons You Can Use
Customers Prefer Pricey Organic Food, Says Pricey Organic Food Store

Customers Prefer Pricey Organic Food, Says Pricey Organic Food Store

The results are in, and “more Americans than ever are choosing natural and/or organic foods,” says Whole Foods. Which is good, because that’s what Whole Foods sells. The grocery chain has released the results of its fifth annual “Whole Foods Market Food Shopping Trend Tracker Survey.” It found that two-thirds of respondents call themselves value seekers: “someone very aware of[Read More…]

Friday, September 28, 2012, 3:51 PM Grocery & Retail News
Guns For Grocery Gift Cards

Guns For Grocery Gift Cards

If you’d like to score some free groceries, all you need is a gun! And you won’t even need a getaway car. That’s because Pennsylvania-based Giant Food Stores is offering free gift cards to anyone packing heat. Of course, there’s a catch. You have to give up the gun in order to get the gift card. Giant is teaming up[Read More…]

Friday, September 28, 2012, 1:02 PM Grocery & Retail News
Customers Get Overcharged, City Gets a Million Dollars

Customers Get Overcharged, City Gets a Million Dollars

Have you ever wondered when buying grocery items by the pound, if you’re also paying for the weight of the packaging? Well, you shouldn’t be. But the city of Los Angeles says a local chain has been charging customers that way repeatedly – so maybe a million-dollar penalty will get the store’s attention. Los Angeles-based Ralphs, a subsidiary of Kroger,[Read More…]

Thursday, September 27, 2012, 9:29 PM Grocery & Retail News
Counterfeiters Spoil Couponing in Alaska

Counterfeiters Spoil Couponing in Alaska

Counterfeit coupons have become so widespread, even the remote reaches of Alaska are not immune. And it only takes a handful of them, to cause some big trouble in a small town. Located about 90 miles from the capital of Juneau, the town of Sitka, Alaska sits on an island that’s only accessible by boat or plane. Sitka has just[Read More…]

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 10:43 PM Coupons In The News
Everyone Knows What You’re Buying

Everyone Knows What You’re Buying

Your grocery store isn’t the only one that knows what you’re buying when you use your store loyalty card. Turns out, Facebook does too! A report in London’s Financial Times reveals that Facebook has partnered with the data company Datalogix, to track how many consumers buy products after seeing ads on Facebook. How are they doing this exactly? By using[Read More…]

Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 3:15 PM Grocery & Retail News
How Social Is Your Supermarket?

How Social Is Your Supermarket?

Sure, you like your local grocery store, but have you “liked” them? A roundup of the most and least popular grocery retailers on social media sites (see the full list below) can yield some interesting insights, though it also shows that “likes” aren’t necessarily everything. Florida-based Publix was recently criticized (in “Frozen & Refrigerated Buyer” magazine) for being “technology-challenged”: “Yes,[Read More…]

Monday, September 24, 2012, 2:45 PM Grocery & Retail News
“I Sued a Store And All I Got Was This Lousy Coupon”

“I Sued a Store And All I Got Was This Lousy Coupon”

If you ever got sued for millions of dollars, wouldn’t it be nice if you could just pay the damages in coupons? That’s what a couple of retailers are currently doing – and the coupons aren’t even all that great. Luxury handbag maker Coach has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, which accused it of asking for[Read More…]

Sunday, September 23, 2012, 9:44 PM Coupons In The News
Sunday’s Coupons – 9/23/12

Sunday’s Coupons – 9/23/12

You should find one coupon insert in your Sunday newspaper this weekend. You can also find some of these coupons available as printable versions in the Smartsource and RedPlum sections of our Printable Coupons page. And now, as provided by Sunday Coupon Preview, here are the coupons to watch for this weekend: Smartsource coupon insert Save $1/1 Arm & Hammer[Read More…]

Saturday, September 22, 2012, 4:05 PM Coupons You Can Use
Caution: Eating 10,000 Bags of Microwave Popcorn is Hazardous to Your Health

Caution: Eating 10,000 Bags of Microwave Popcorn is Hazardous to Your Health

Walmart recently announced that you can earn a 5% credit by buying some of its healthier store-brand products. Kroger recently discovered that you can earn $7.2 million for buying its store-brand microwave popcorn. A Colorado jury this week awarded that chunk of change to 59-year-old Wayne Watson, who says he developed a chronic condition called “popcorn lung” following his enthusiastic[Read More…]

Friday, September 21, 2012, 8:24 PM Grocery & Retail News
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