Dismissed Lawsuit Means We Can All Pig Out on Free Samples Again
A man who sued after an altercation involving free supermarket samples, argued that there should have been clear rules about how many he could take.
Grocery & Retail News
Safeway: Now That We’ve Been Sold, We’re Going to Raise Prices!
Safeway announces plans to increase prices, to offset its own higher costs for certain staple grocery items.
Would You Do All Your Grocery Shopping at the Dollar Store?
The dollar stores are adding more food products, positioning themselves as real – and cheaper – alternatives to grocery stores.
“Banned for Life” Walmart Ad-Matcher Convicted
A man whose “banned from Walmart for ad matching” story made headlines last year, has been found guilty of criminal charges in the case.
Extreme Shopper’s Controversial Tactic Nets $2,000 in Free Chicken
A Florida woman takes advantage of Publix’s price guarantee to score hundreds of chickens for free – but some aren’t happy about her methods.
A Government Ban on BOGOs? Believe It!
Some opponents of food waste are proposing a novel and controversial solution – ban supermarkets’ buy-one-get-one-free deals.
Target Is In Trouble – So You Win!
Target is offering what it calls “eye-popping irresistible deals” to win back customers turned off by last year’s data breach.
Safeway Ditches its Club Card – in Canada
Amid questions about the fate of Safeway’s loyalty program in the U.S., the Canadian division has announced it’s ditching the Club Card.
Coupons Not as Good as They Used to Be, But the Sales are Spectacular
Coupon values may have declined, but new research shows that price-conscious shoppers are now holding out for better sales.
On April Fool’s Day, Some Shoppers Can’t Take a Joke
A store that no longer accepts pennies? A supermarket you can literally drive through? Some April Fool’s jokes really got people going this year.
