Pittsburgh’s CBS News is reporting that JC Penney’s will eliminate cashiers by 2014, replacing them with self-checkout stations. The clothing tags will use RFID technology to scan at the self-checkers: It’s been a hundred years since James Cash Penney opened his first store in Wyoming. But the store is getting a makeover – specialized boutiques […]
Time.com: Phoenix counterfeit coupon ring and “Extreme Couponing”
Time.com has a new story on the Phoenix counterfeit coupon ring. It mentions that TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” features shoppers regularly buying coupons from clipping services, as well as the confirmed instances of counterfeit coupons used on the show: Talk about extreme couponing! Three women in Arizona were arrested recently for selling counterfeit coupons—a lot of […]
Lead investigator talks about counterfeit coupon investigation
Sergeant David Lake of the Phoenix Police Department shares more information about the big counterfeit coupon bust in Phoenix: CBS 5 – KPHO From the video: The ring was believed to be led by 40-year-old Robin Ramirez, according to police. Ramirez and who police believe were her two helpers, Amiko Fountain, 42, and Marilyn Johnson, […]
Do you want a “Beauty Concierge” at Target?
Today’s Chicago Tribune has an article about Target’s new test-marketing beauty concierges in Chicagoland Target locations: The program, launched this week, will arm “concierges” with iPads, mirrors and product samples to provide expertise and guidance to shoppers browsing the retailer’s revamped beauty sections. The concierges, who will be clad in all black, instead of Target’s […]
Kroger exploring possibility of posting two prices for groceries: “Cash Price” and “Credit Price”
After last week’s announcement that retailers may start charging credit card users more for the privilege of paying with credit versus cash, Kroger has announced that it’s considering posting two prices on the shelf for the products it sells — one for cash, one for credit. From WCPO ABC 9: Kroger, the nation’s largest grocery […]
Counterfeit coupon segments on Good Morning America and ABC World News
ABC World News and Good Morning America both had segments on the recent counterfeit coupon bust, as well as the dangers of buying coupons online. Watch the segments below: ABC World News: Good Morning America: Previous articles about the Phoenix coupon counterfeiting ring: Police, other officials involved in coupon counterfeit case: ‘Operation Super Coupon’ Arizona […]
Woman spends $600 on SavvyShopperSite.com fake coupons
Kentucky’s WPSD NBC 6 has a story about a woman who placed a $600 order from SavvyShopperSite.com just before the bust: She thought she hit a goldmine of savings but the deals came to an end. It all came crashing down when Phoenix police and the FBI raided three homes and seized $25 million in […]
Counterfeit coupon story reaches national news
ABC News has a story about the Phoenix counterfeit coupon ring today with some additional information about the case: In the past four years, manufacturers became aware that copies of their coupons were being produced. They asked for the help of private investigators and the Coupon Information Corp. to find the source of the copies. […]
Visa and Mastercard agree to let merchants charge you a fee for paying with a credit card
If you pay with a credit card, you may soon be charged an additional fee for the privilege. There’s been a long-standing ban within the credit-card industry on passing credit card fees on to the customer. In a series of lawsuits, many retailers, including Kroger and Safeway, alleged that the credit card companies have been […]
I shopped at JC Penney again today…
Last month, I wrote a post comparing JC Penney’s everyday prices on a list of items to the prices at their competitor retailers in our area. I wasn’t terribly thrilled with the prices during that trip — it also marked the first time I’d been to JCP since the “no coupons, no sales” strategy was […]
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