Grocery Promotions May Never Return to Normal
New, more precise promotional tools mean the level of coupons and deals may never return to what it used to be.
New, more precise promotional tools mean the level of coupons and deals may never return to what it used to be.
Manufacturers say shoppers so far are happily paying higher prices – but for how long?
Digital coupons can now be embedded in products’ packaging, making stick-on peelie coupons obsolete.
Grocery brands help out, by giving away free food to those affected by the partial government shutdown.
From new printable coupon sites and savings apps, to industry efforts to crack down on fraud, these were the top coupon news stories of 2014.
The CEO of Kraft, who once fretted that couponers are “getting a discount that’s more than they need,” is now out of a job.
Shoppers react to higher prices, and the company’s pledge to cut back on coupons and deals, by buying fewer Kraft products.
Kraft explains a disappointing financial report by saying that too many couponers are saving “more than they need”.
Recent trends show that fewer grocery shoppers are keeping a stockpile – so is that a good or a bad thing?
It’s not unprecedented, but still unusual, to see a coupon good for two different products made by two different companies. But a couple of the biggest names in groceries are trying to make that a little more common. Depending on how closely you paid attention, you may have done a double take – or you may not have batted an[Read More…]