Despite a volatile economy and rising costs for everyday necessities, consumers plan to keep their back-to-school spending intact by turning to savvy shopping tactics, smartphones and social networks, according to a new Deloitte survey.
Tag: shopping
Posted in, Northeast
Weis Markets Announces 7th Round of Prize Freeze Program
Weis Markets unveiled that it had lowered the prices on 1,600 staple items and that it will freeze these new lower prices for ninety days through Oct. 8.
Posted in, National
Gas Prices Still Influencing Consumers’ Shopping Behavior
More consumers are taking steps to compensate for rising gas prices, as nearly 80 percent of consumers say they will alter their purchase behavior, this according to recent research conducted by TNS, a world leader in market information. Burdened by strong gas prices and a sluggish economy, consumers are looking at ways to cut spending, […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, Midwest
Meijer Customers Can Order Online, Pick Up at Store
Merging online and in-store shopping, Meijer has introduced a program that allows shoppers to place an order on Meijer.com and have the merchandise shipped—at no cost—directly to their local Meijer store for pickup. The online program, called “Order-to-Store,” will include thousands of items found on ordertostore.meijer.com, including furniture and home products, sporting goods, kitchen appliances, […]
Posted in, National
Fed Softens Rule to Cut Debit Card Swipe Fees
In a move that, according to USA Today, disappointed both sides of the contentious issue, the Federal Reserve Board voted June 29 to soften a rule that will cap the fees banks charge retailers when consumers use debit cards.
Posted in, National
Consumer Reports: 2 in 3 Have Left Due to Poor Customer Service
Just how frustrated are Americans with the state of customer service? According to a new Consumer Reports survey, 65 percent are “tremendously annoyed” by rude salespeople and 64 percent of respondents said that they had left a store in the previous 12 months because of poor service. This survey is part of a larger investigation […]
Posted in, National, New Products
New Product News
Dropps Dropps has partnered with TerraCycle, the international upcycling pioneer, to give consumers a 100 percent zero waste liquid laundry detergent choice. Until now Dropps pouches have been easy on the wrist, but not suitable for traditional recycling, despite being a fraction of the environmental footprint of giant plastic jugs. TerraCycle, which specializes in difficult-to-recycle […]
Posted in, Amazon Fresh, Corporate Store News, West, Whole Foods
Walmart Testing Grocery Delivery in California
Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart is testing home grocery delivery in San Jose, Calif., as the world’s largest retailer ratchets up competition with online retailer Amazon.com. With the new “Walmart To Go,” customers can order up groceries, health and beauty products such as soap, shampoo and over-the-counter medicines, and household supplies like paper towels and laundry detergent […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
Georgia Legislature Sends Booze Bill to Governor
After five years of heated lobbying that pitted grocery and convenience stores against preachers, the Georgia General Assembly gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that could lead to Sunday package sales, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Governor Nathan Deal has already said he will sign Senate Bill 10, which the House approved Tuesday by a vote […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southwest
Lowe’s acquires Super S Foods
by Rita Arnst Pay and Save Inc., dba Lowe’s from Littlefield, Texas, acquired the Super S Foods chain today. “The stores will be operated as Super S Foods/Lowe’s for a while. Nothing is going to change,” said James Hanson with Super S Foods public relations. “We are not going to change the signs initially, but […]
Posted in, Beverage News, C-Store News, Center Store, Marketing News, National, Southeast
Diet Coke Passes Pepsi
As the soft drinks industry tries to recover from a long slide, Coca-Cola Co. has new bragging rights in its rivalry with PepsiCo reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sales of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke dipped by half a percentage point and one point, respectively, in 2010. But sales of Pepsi-Cola fell 4.8 percent. Beyond the sales […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National
US Tops France as Wine Sipping Leader
According to a report in the San Francisco Business Times, the United States supplanted France as the world’s largest wine-consuming nation in 2010, according to wine industry consultants Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates, by roughly 330 million cases to France’s 320.6 million. Of course, the United States’ population dwarfs that of France, so “per capita, they’re […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National, West
Survey Asks: Is Target Cheaper than Walmart?
Target Corp. holds up fairly well in a pocketbook-price battle with rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc., operator of Walmart and Sam’s Club, according to a new retail survey reported on by the New Mexico Business Weekly. Kantar Retail IQ, which does semi-annual price checks at the two retailers, found that Target customers generally paid slightly less […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
Ingles Founder Dead at 77
Robert P. “Bob” Ingle, founder and CEO of Ingles Markets, died at the age of 77 Sunday, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times. Ingle, fresh out of college, took out a mortgage on his mother’s house in 1963 and founded Ingles grocery store chain on Hendersonville Road in Asheville. The store did $8,500 in sales its first […]
Posted in, Center Store, National, New Products, Organic Natural
Kashi Co. Intros Latest Addition
La Jolla, Calif.-based Kashi Co. revealed the addition of Kashi® Golden Goodness™ to its growing family of all-natural foods. KashiGolden Goodness features the company’s unique Seven Whole Grain blend and sweet corn baked into light, toasty flakes and paired with crispy, clusters—all sweetened with a touch of honey and molasses. Kashi Golden Goodness is all […]
Posted in, Center Store, National
Chef Tyler Florence Teams up With Alexia Foods to Make Everyday Meals Extraordinary
Preparing quick, gourmet-inspired meals just got easier thanks to celebrity Chef Tyler Florence and Alexia Foods. Florence has created four recipes to pair alongside some of Alexia’s most popular premium, all-natural side dishes. From an open-faced, pulled pork sandwich and spicy coleslaw served with Alexia’s Spicy Sweet Potato Julienne Fries to Turkey Meatloaf paired with […]
Posted in, National, New Products
Green Diamond Shopping Bags Are Lead-Free
Green Diamond Bags™ are the only lead-free, triclosan-free, antimicrobial and recyclable shopping bags on the market today, the company says. The bags are treated with AP360, a chitosan-based solution that bonds molecularly to fabrics. It is derived from chitin, a substance found in crustaceans such as crab, shrimp and squid. Chitosan comes from the chitin […]
Posted in, From the Editor, Shelby Content, Southeast
Tell Me—Do You Welcome Extreme Couponers?
I’ve wanted to ask a question of our retailer readers for some time now, and for reasons I will explain in a moment, I am posing it now: Do you have major coupon users that shop your store, and if so, do you welcome them or wish they would shop somewhere else? I would love […]