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Employees of Stop & Shop Finally Return to Quincy
In Quincy, Massachusetts, the grocery chain Stop & Shop will be busy moving some of its employees back into the city. Stop & Shop employees of the New England who were originally assigned in Quincy but got re-assigned to a different location will finally move back to the main office. There was a need to…
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Schnucks’ Grocery Launches “Qualityville” as Part of its Promotions
Because of the growing popularity of online games such as Mafia Wars and Farmville, grocery chain Schnucks has come up with its own online game for promotional purposes. Schnucks’ game is called “Qualityville.” The idea for creating it sprung from the popularity of the games in the social networking site Facebook. Lori Willis, Schnucks’ director…
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Social Networking Sites Utilized by Retailers to Promote Fresh Fruit Products and Other Goods
With a majority of people in the United States familiar with how networking sites operate, more and more retailers are making use of them to further promote their products, especially the perishable ones. For instance, Festival Foods of Onalaska, Wisconsin used social media to promote its “Perfect Pairing” campaign. The campaign encouraged participants to post…
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Publix Plans to Make Some Changes on Its Coupon Policy
Today’s tough economy has led consumers to be more economical when grocery shopping. With the continued increase in the prices of gasoline and food, added by the fact that unemployment and foreclosures have become more and more common, shoppers have turned to the help of coupons in saving as much money as they can. Extreme…
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Aldi Awaits Council Approval for Michigan Avenue Store
Although a partnership between Aldi and Kohl’s department store may be beneficial to the residents and the local economy of Arnold, Missouri, officials of Aldi are still awaiting for approval from Arnold’s City Council. In a council meeting held last Thursday, members had to vote on the matter of allowing the grocery store chain to…
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Publix’s Coupon Policy Becomes Even Better as it Expands the Use of Third-Party Coupons
Last Monday, more grocery shoppers at Publix began to take advantage of the grocery chain’s improved coupon policy by using manufacturer and competitor coupons for their purchases. Although Publix had been accepting competitor coupons long before the policy was improved, the grocery chain did not advertise it in its stores or even on its website.…
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Walmart Temporarily Bans Extreme Couponer
In Nampa, Idaho, grocery chain Wal-Mart banned an extreme couponer from shopping at its stores. April Cuevas, extreme couponer, was banned from grocery shopping at Wal-Mart due to an altercation that occurred between her and an employee, a store manager specifically, at the grocery chain. This altercation led to Cuevas being barred from shopping at…
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‘Asda Chosen By You’ Beverages Recalled Due to Choking Hazard Possibility
British grocery chain Asda has announced a recall on its ‘Asda Chosen By You’ beverages because of a possible choking hazard with the products. The recall was announced after it was found that the containers’ sport caps have a white shutter that could easily become loose. If the shutter has become loosened and falls into…
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