Safeway stores are in the news again… this time for preserving loyalty card data at the potential cost of annoying customers. From RetailWire: It’s not uncommon for cashiers at supermarkets and other retailers to swipe a generic loyalty card for customers who forget their cards or don’t have one. That enables the shopper to gain […]
Safeway raves about Just For U, envisions it replacing paper store ad
RetailWire, a trade publication, has an interesting article on Safeway’s Just For U personalized deals program. Some excerpts: Safeway’s annual investors conference in early March, Steve Burd, president and CEO, spent 30 minutes raving about the potential of its Just For U marketing program that combines personalization and mobility. “The offers are much more relevant […]
CIC issues retailer alert cautioning stores not to participate in “Extreme Couponing” tapings
The Coupon Information Corporation, the industry’s watchdog group, has issued an alert to retailers cautioning them not to participate in filmings of TLC’s “Extreme Couponing:” The CIC advises retailers that they should exercise caution when considering participation with the show “Extreme Couponing”, including allowing filming at retail sites. “Extreme Couponing” is a “reality” show produced […]
Hilander triple coupons trip: $2.95 worth of fun!
After spending the day in Rockford doing fun-Spring-Break activities with my children, we had to hit Hilander on the way home for a little triple-coupon action. Through tomorrow, Hilander, Schnucks and Logli stores in the Rockford area are tripling all coupons up to .55 in value! A .55 coupon triples to $1.65, a .50 coupon […]
Much ado about “Pink Slime:” National grocers stop buying meat
“Pink Slime,” or what the industry terms “Lean Finely Textured Beef,” has been in the news quite a bit lately. As public awareness has spread about the beef-filler commonly used in ground beef, three major retailers have announced that they will no longer sell ground beef that contains the additive. From Yahoo: At least three […]
Jewel-Osco launches phone app
If you’re a smartphone user, you may wish to check out Jewel-Osco’s new mobile app! You can access the weekly Jewel-Osco ad in a few taps. You can also tap the add to add items to your shopping list while you browse. To add other items to your shopping list, you can type in the […]
Time.com: “Maybe there could be a new show… ‘Extreme Counterfeiting.'”
Time.com mentions the 200 counterfeit Tide coupons used on TLC’s Extreme Couponing in a new story today: At the same time TLC is expanding its “Extreme” programming, more questions are popping up regarding whether all the strategies utilized in “Extreme Couponing” are legit. Last month, it was revealed that coupons used on the show for […]
Well, here’s another way to get free Tide…
Reader Matt sent over an interesting article from The Daily tonight. Apparently, Tide laundry detergent is the target of increasing crime waves around the country, because it’s usually pricey and always in demand: Law enforcement officials across the country are puzzled over a crime wave targeting an unlikely item: Tide laundry detergent. Theft of Tide […]
It’s Kosher Coca-Cola Time 2012!
I’m often asked what, if anything, I’ll pay full price for. Each time this year, I do a huge stock-up on one thing that’s not only worth it, but has become something of an annual tradition for me — Kosher-for-Passover Coca-Cola! I try to buy one bottle for each week of the year – and […]
Extreme Couponing’s Jessica Hacker: “Beat by a bunch of cheaters.”
After this week’s revelation that the winner of TLC’s Extreme Couponing All-Stars challenge used counterfeit coupons to win, I received an email from Jessica Hacker. Jessica is an Extreme Couponing Season 1 alumnus who was also featured in the All-Stars shopping challenge on TLC. I spoke with her Friday morning via telephone about her experiences […]
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