Dollar Store Drama: Dollar Tree/Family Dollar Deal is Back On (Maybe)
Family Dollar rejects Dollar General’s takeover bid, opting instead for Dollar Tree’s earlier offer.
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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.
Walmart, Target, Walgreens & Others to Feature New Digital Coupon Service
SavingStar offers details about how its digital coupon program will work at Walmart, Target, Walgreens and others without loyalty cards.
Dollar General to Debut Digital Coupons
Dollar General announces a partnership with Coupons.com, to begin offering new digital coupons in the coming weeks and months.
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.
Does Your Supermarket Have Too Much Stuff (or Not Enough)?
Two retailers are getting rid of thousands of products, in an effort to simplify shopping. But is less choice really better?
As Long As You’re Not Brand Loyal, the Best Place to Shop Is…
If you’re looking to save by buying whatever brand is cheapest, which store has the rock-bottom cheapest prices of all?
Could Accepting Coupons Help Competitors Outdo Aldi?
With its limited selection, low prices and coin-operated shopping carts, ALDI has a lot going for it. But one thing keeps some shoppers from fully embracing it. ALDI doesn’t take coupons. The horrors! But as competitors try – and fail – to outdo ALDI, could accepting coupons be the one thing that sets others apart and really gives ALDI a[Read More…]
Total-Purchase Coupons: Divine, or Disastrous?
Coupons for products are nice, but coupons off your total order can be great. Though you might want to ask the stores that offer them, how well those coupons are working out for them. If they haven’t gone of business yet, that is. Take the examples of two troubled grocery chains. With great fanfare, California-based Fresh & Easy has announced[Read More…]
Visit Your Dollar Store For More Coupons, Sales – and Smokes
In an increasingly competitive market, what’s a dollar store to do, to stand out? How about offering more coupons, sales – and cigarettes? Dollar General this week spooked investors and pleased shoppers, by expressing concerns about its sales figures and saying it plans to ramp up promotions in order to boost business during the holidays. “Our performance over the Thanksgiving[Read More…]
