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Recession Special: $2,299.99 Roast At Costco
Reader Patrick points out a roast that could save the economy single-handedly — 15 lbs of Wagyu beef from Costco for $2,299.99. The best part of the listing is this review: “This is great stuff – I...
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Whole Foods Fires Employee For Stopping Shoplifter
It must be pretty easy to shoplift at Whole Foods because if any of their employees touch you, they’ll be fired. John Schultz says he was let go from Whole Foods after a manager asked for help with a...
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Eventually, If This Trend Continues, Bags Of Chips Are Just Going To Be Empty
Everyone knows that bags of chips are sold by weight and they look big, but are only half full, yadda yadda — but these photos from reader Taylor made us laugh anyway. The bag of chips is only 1/4...
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Is it safe to buy meat when the “sell by” date is about to expire? How safe is it to buy beef or fish at a reduced price because the “sell by” date is about to expire? What are signs of bad steak? Does...
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Jewel-Osco Grocery Stores Implement Price Cuts …I Think
Jewel-Osco, a Chicago-area grocery chain, implemented some much-publicized price cuts a few weeks ago. Let’s see how they’re doing with that. This great sale was discovered by Mark in Chicago. I like...
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Grocery Store Just Can't Stop Selling Expired Yogurt
Esther doesn’t want much. She just wants to buy some yogurt that hasn’t expired. It seems that’s too much to ask of her local Safeway near Baltimore. When she contacted Consumerist a few weeks ago, I...
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Oh, Popchips, Say It Isn't So!
A little over a week ago, we brought to you a heart-warming tale of good publicity, free stuff, and tasty snacks from PopChips. Lurking in our files, though, was evidence that Popchips have been...
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Swine Flu Presents Grocery Store Marketing Opportunity
Reader Ian spotted this display at his local supermarket. Ian says: I saw this today at the Shaw’s Supermarket in Goffstown, NH. They must have a surplus of hand sanitizers and masks. Encouraging good...
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As Consumer Demand Recovers, Meat Prices Are Going Up
Chicken producers like Tyson and Pilgrim’s Pride slashed production in 2008 as feed prices went up and consumer demand for meat fell — but now as the economy recovers the demand is going up — along...
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Target Will Sell Only Eggs From Cage-Free Hens By 2025
Another day, another major company coming out to promise it’ll be switching to selling 100% cage-free eggs. Today’s newcomer to the bandwagon is Target, which has announced it’ll be making the change...
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Target Tries Assigning Employees To Grocery Department To Attract Customers
Target would really, really like to increase its grocery sales, but the habits of its own customers are in the way. Target shoppers simply aren’t in the store often enough to make it their grocery...
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Amazon Reportedly Opening Convenience Stores & Dedicated Curbside Pickup Sites
Days after Amazon announced it would slash the price of its Fresh grocery subscription service, the company is reportedly jumping into the food delivery business with both feet, working on plans to...
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Amazon’s Supermarket Of The Future Could Have Just 3 Employees
Amazon’s latest forays into bricks-and-mortar businesses — the recently opened Amazon Go convenience store, and “click-and-collect” locations for online shoppers to pick up purchases — are intended to...
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Aldi Spending $1.6B To Upgrade Stores To Be More Whole Foods-Esque
Millennials are already apparently flocking to Aldi over Whole Foods’ new, hipper version of its typical stores in favor of lower price points, but now these customers won’t have to forego the more...
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Amazon/Whole Foods Merger Forcing Supermarkets To Take Delivery Seriously
With Amazon set to merge its massive delivery network with Whole Foods’ existing retail business, more supermarkets are beginning to realize they have to start offering food delivery to their...
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