The Big Grocery Merger No One’s All That Excited About
Ahold and Delhaize, the owners of Stop & Shop, Giant, Hannaford and Food Lion, combine their companies in a bid for survival and relevance.
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What a Major Supermarket Merger Could Mean For You
The parent companies of Food Lion and Hannaford, and Stop & Shop and Giant, confirm talks of a possible merger.
The All-New 13 Worst Supermarkets in America
According to a new survey from Consumer Reports that ranks 68 of the country’s top supermarket chains, these 13 are at the very bottom of the list.
New Lower Prices? Prove It!
How’s this for price-cut transparency: one supermarket lowers prices, then publishes a price history on those products on its website for all to see.
Supermarket Cashier Sentenced for Coupon and Gift Card Scam
A former Giant cashier is sentenced for swindling nearly $10,000 from her store, with nonexistent coupons and gift cards.
How Do Your Store Brands Stack Up?
A new survey ranks grocery stores based on the quality of their private-label products.
How Much Do You “Like” Your Grocery Store?
You may like your local grocery store just fine, but it takes a real commitment to show the world – or at least your Facebook friends – that you “like” it. Occasional customer satisfaction surveys have declared certain supermarkets to be the most or least liked of all, but a look at how many grocery shoppers have hit the thumbs-up[Read More…]
Giant Cashier Accused in Giant Coupon Scam
Here’s a savings tip – if you ever forget your coupons while shopping, just bring them back to the store along with your receipt, and an employee should be able to take them off retroactively and hand you the difference in cash. Here’s an even easier savings tip – if you work at the store, take off the value of[Read More…]
Who Will Blink First on Credit Card Swipe Fees?
If you’re going shopping this weekend, and paying with a credit card – watch out. Beginning Sunday, stores can charge you extra for it. Under the terms of a settlement reached last year, stores will have the option of adding a surcharge for credit card payments – passing the cost that they already pay to the credit card companies, on[Read More…]
Storied Supermarket Chain Fades Into Oblivion
(Update: The Audubon store is set to close on May 27, 2015, officially bringing down the curtain on Genuardi’s for good.) And then there was one. By next month, the nearly century-old story of the Genuardi’s supermarket chain will end just as it began – with a single store in southeastern Pennsylvania. If you’re not familiar with the store, you[Read More…]
