Daily deal site LivingSocial is teaming up with Whole Foods for a very special, first-of-its-kind promotion: Today only (Tuesday, September 13), $10 buys a voucher worth $20 of merchandise at the supermarket chain. LivingSocial will sell up to one million of the vouchers today to subscribers all over the country.
Keep your eyes open—and your wallet closed—while checking out these changes affecting the food-shopping experience.
The smartest shoppers are aware of the games being played at the supermarket. Higher-priced items tend to be stocked in aisles right at eye level, so that consumers must crane their necks or bend down to find deals. The milk and eggs are way at the back of the store, forcing consumers to walk past [...]
With prepackaged food, somebody’s got to pay for the packaging—and that somebody is the consumer. But shoppers can bypass the packaging and marketing costs built into most food items by hitting bulk food dispensers—which now not only sell staples like coffee, beans, pasta, and grains, but also goods you wouldn’t think to buy without packaging, [...]
All sorts of promotions entice the tax-weary to head out and indulge a bit on Tax Day—perhaps with free Cinnabon cupcakes or free tacos, a discount on your dinner tab or tax-free shopping at a range of retailers.
“I’m sort of a foodie, and I’m not going to do the ‘living off ramen’ thing,” said one 31-year-old resident of Baltimore who recently qualified for $200 a month in food stamps—and who used that money to prepare a dinner of roasted rabbit with butter, tarragon and sweet potatoes. “I used to think that you [...]
The most obvious upside to being a consumer this year was that you felt wanted, and you felt appreciated. In a bad year for business, retailers were very, very happy to have yours. You felt the love—though sure, they only “love” you for your money. It wouldn’t be the first time somebody was happy to [...]
Here’s a buffet of tips, tricks, recipes, and ideas to make for a Thanksgiving that’s wonderful, and that doesn’t eat up too much of your time and money.
Tired of seeing shoppers migrate to Wal-Mart and Target for buying groceries, traditional supermarkets in southern California like Vons, Ralphs, and Stater Bros. are stepping up with discounts and promotions galore to attract customers.
