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.
Dollar Tree to Buy Family Dollar, for Lots of Dollars
Two major dollar store chains plan to merge, but they promise few changes for customers.
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.
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.
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…]
Supermarkets Crave Store-Brand Twinkies
Hostess may be no more, but what would you think about “Great Value Twinkies”? “Market Pantry Ding Dongs”? Or Kroger putting “Wonder Bread” labels on its store-brand bread? It could happen. As the snack maker goes through liquidation, and eager fans grab what few Hostess treats remain on supermarket shelves (read: “Twinkies Sell Like Hotcakes”), the company says there’s a[Read More…]
Talking Turkey and Other Thanksgiving Tidbits
On this day before Thanksgiving, we offer you what you usually don’t get until the day after Thanksgiving: leftovers! Here are some Thanksgiving tidbits to enjoy before the big day: Target’s Turkey is Tops “We aren’t in the business of high-low pricing or gimmicks,” a Walmart executive sniffed, in reaction to competitors’ deals on Thanksgiving staples. Too bad, because Target[Read More…]
A New Winner in the Grocery Price Wars
It’s not Walmart. It’s not even Aldi. The new grocery low-price leader is – would you believe – Dollar General? That’s not what Walmart would have you believe. The company trumpeted its price leadership at an investors conference last week, and the Wall Street Journal today headlined a Deutsche Bank price-comparison study that crowned Walmart the cheapest option. But while[Read More…]
