New Bosses Promise New Changes at Target and Walmart
From new products to new prices, more cashiers to longer hours, the new CEOs of Walmart and Target promise that changes are coming.
Archive for August, 2014
Not So Fast: Now Dollar General Wants to Buy Family Dollar
Dollar General bests Dollar Tree’s offer to buy Family Dollar, setting up a multi-billion-dollar battle of the dollar stores.
Celebrity Gossip With a Side of Coupons
Star Magazine experiments with adding coupons to its weekly assortment of celebrity gossip, in an apparent bid to boost newsstand sales.
More Supermarket Shoppers May Be Data Theft Victims
Supervalu announces that thousands of shoppers’ debit and credit card data may have been stolen, at ten different supermarket chains.
Studies Predict Digital Coupons Will Dominate (Or Will They?)
Two new studies predict the booming growth and influence of digital coupons – but some other statistics tell a different story.
Sunday Coupons – 8/17/14
Get a sneak preview of all the coupons from SmartSource and RedPlum in your August 17, 2014 Sunday newspaper.
New Facebook Rules: No More “Likes” for Coupons
Facebook announces new rules that forbid brands from forcing you to “like” their page in exchange for a coupon.
How These Women Became Professional Couponers – and You Can, Too!
Two couponers manage to turn their talent for savings, into personal shopping and couponing businesses of their own.
Stores Urged to Have Fewer Sales, and Discourage Us From Stocking Up
A new retail report says grocery stores are addicted to sales, and need to start scaling them back in order to get more of our money.
Uh Oh, Printable Fans: Coupons.com Gets Punished for Lacking Profits
Investors raise questions about Coupons.com’s business model, after a weak earnings report causes its stock price to tumble.
