Jewel-Osco sent over a note about another set of price drops beginning next week: It’s been a few weeks since we introduced lower prices on a few key categories in your market — bakery, cereal and liquor, to name a few, and it sounds like you and your readers have enjoyed seeing the changes that […]
Coupon counterfeiters’ families: “They’re innocent.”
Arizona’s CBS 5 has an update on the Phoenix counterfeit coupon ring: The families of two Valley women accused of helping a large-scale counterfeiting and forgery operation say they are shocked by the allegations. Arthur Johnson said his wife was arrested at their south Phoenix home where they run a small dog breeding business. He […]
JC Penney analyst: “CEO has to go.”
In the continuing saga of JC Penney going to an everyday-low-price strategy, JC Penney lost over $55 million and the CEO compared coupon shoppers to drug users, trying to wean them off coupons and sales. Today, a retail analyst said that the next step should be CEO Ron Johnson leaving the company. From BizJournals.com: After […]
Supervalu, parent company of Jewel-Osco, puts itself up for sale
This one will be of interest to many readers, especially those of us in Chicagoland. Supervalu, the parent company of our largest supermarket chain, Jewel-Osco, is putting itself up for sale after its newly-reported earnings were about half of what was expected. From the Star-Tribune: With Supervalu Inc.’s financial performance spiraling from bad to worse […]
Phoenix coupon counterfeiters: For an extra $3, you can have a hologram on your coupon!
SavvyShopperSite.com and a spinoff, AmEnglishMastiffs.com, were both busted on Tuesday for selling counterfeit coupons. In one of the press photos taken by the media, many readers and I noticed a sheet of holographic stickers: I’m sure you can guess what the stickers were for — to make the counterfeits appear more legitimate. But guess what… […]
Woman says she “saved hundreds” with counterfeit coupons
Phoenix’s AZFamily.com spoke with a woman who “saved hundreds” using SavvyShopperSite’s counterfeit coupons: The saying ‘If it seems too good to be true, it probably is’ didn’t stop one woman from buying fake coupons. “I feel like it was too good to be true but it was working,” said Misty from South Carolina who didn’t […]
More details emerge about Phoenix coupon counterfeiting operation
The Phoenix New Times has a new story with additional details about the coupon counterfeiting ring that was busted yesterday. One of the suspects arrested “claimed she didn’t know the operation was illegal.” From the article: The coupon scam emerged over four years ago, as high-quality counterfeit copies of authentic manufacturer coupons began to surface […]
Arizona news report regarding today’s enormous counterfeit coupon bust
It has been a very busy day in coupon news. An enormous counterfeit coupon bust took place this morning in Phoenix, with authorities breaking up a multi-million dollar counterfeit coupon fraud ring. This Phoenix news report sums up the day’s events well:
Video of Phoenix counterfeit coupon bust press conference
KPHO Phoenix CBS 5 has posted video of the full press conference detailing today’s counterfeit coupon bust in Phoenix. Representatives from Procter & Gamble, Hershey, Pepsi, and Bar-S were present when the arrests were made, and their statements were read at the press conference. Interesting tidbits from the video: Over $25 million worth of counterfeit […]
Police, other officials involved in coupon counterfeit case: ‘Operation Super Coupon’
Phoenix’s ABC 15 News has a new article up with more information on today’s counterfeit coupon bust: Coupons regaining popularity with savvy shoppers have also been the source of a widespread forgery and counterfeit case, leading officials on a search they call “Operation Super Coupon.” About four years ago, copies of manufacturer’s coupons began to […]
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