This isn’t coupon-related, but it is money-related, and I thought it was an incredibly eye-opening statistic. CBS News reports that 40% of Americas have $500 or less in their savings accounts. Additionally, the same story reports “the survey found that 54% of respondents don’t have a savings plan in place, and 45% are afraid they’ll […]
Walgreens responds to questions on Balance Rewards, prescriptions and spending-threshold offers
Earlier this week, several of my readers shared some issues they were having with Walgreens Balance Rewards’ points not being awarded. One reader filled a prescription at the pharmacy and was told it didn’t qualify for 500 Balance Rewards points, even though Walgreens’ site states “500 points on every prescription you fill in the pharmacy.” […]
RetailWire asks: Is there a future for traditional supermarkets?
Following the Boston Globe story I posted earlier today that 76% of Americans regularly shop at five different stores for their household grocery needs, Retail Wire asks if the traditional supermarket could be replaced by specialty stores: The trend is clear. The growth in the U.S. grocery sector today is not found in traditional supermarket […]
Boston Globe: 76% of Americans visit five different stores to shop for groceries
While I don’t typically chase store-to-store-to-store to do my weekly grocery shopping, each week I do go to a supermarket and a drugstore. Some days, if I’m out and about, I may visit several stores and pick the sales I am interested in from each. Yesterday was one of those days — I was going […]
JC Penney reverses course on coupons?
JC Penney’s “low prices, no more coupons” stance has been discussed extensively on this blog over the past few months. When the store’s new CEO stepped in, compared coupon shoppers to drug users and pledged to do away with coupons, JC Penney’s sales fell flat — to the tune of a $55 million loss. Yesterday, […]
“Hidden” limit for Walgreens Balance Rewards deals… and store coupon auto-load to card coming soon
A Walgreens insider shared this information with me today but didn’t want to be credited by name… so here are some updates on Walgreen’s Balance Rewards program from “Walgreens Insider:” Walgreens corporate sent an email to stores atating that they have noticed a decline in FREE After Register Rewards sales since the inception of Balance […]
Are you signed up for Fuel Rewards yet? (If not, why not?)
Have you signed up for Fuel Rewards yet? If you’re a Jewel-Osco shopper, and you’re not signed up for Fuel Rewards, you’re missing out on potential gas savings! Each $50 purchase at Jewel (pre-coupon!) nets you .05 off a gallon of gas at participating stations. Many of the stations are Shell, but ask your store […]
Your ability to resell your own stuff… could soon be illegal?
There’s an interesting case before the Supreme Court which, if decided in favor of manufacturers, would make it illegal to sell anything you own that was made outside the United States. (Yes, it’s worth reading that sentence again!) The case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons has already made it through the appellate courts, […]
Thoughts from the Shoppers Marketing Institute LEAD Marketing Conference
Earlier this week I attended the Shoppers Marketing Institute LEAD Marketing Conference, which is an annual event devoted to understanding emerging technologies, attracting and maintaining shoppers, and understanding “Loyalty, Engagement, Analytics and Digital” applications — “LEAD.” I was there both to speak (as a panelist on the topic of Coupon Redemption) but also to learn […]
The funny little Catalinas printing at Jewel-Osco… and another specific-to-only-you Catalina
I’ve been at a trade conference this week (which I’ll blog more about soon!) but I’ve been getting some email from readers commenting on the “tiny” new Catalinas printing at Jewel! I got some myself when I went shopping on Monday. Yes, they’re about half the size of a standard Catalina, but $1 off Chex […]
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