The average grocery store in the U.S. measures under 50,000 square feet. Home Depots average about 100,000 square feet, and …
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No Sale? Retailers Try to Avoid Deep Discounting Without Losing Shoppers
At some point in recent years, 50% off became the new normal, with shoppers growing increasingly accustomed to dramatic markdowns—and correspondingly unimpressed with a measly 10% off. Stores jacked up list prices so that the …
Shopping Spree: 10 Companies Doing Surprisingly Good Business
There are certain retailers and service providers that everyone knows are doing well in terms of sales. When Apple posts impressive sales figures, no one is surprised. Given the still shaky state of the economy, it’s also …
How the Warm Winter Is Mother Nature’s Mini Stimulus Program
How Smartphones, Price-Check Apps, and Daily Deals Are Changing Black Friday—and the Entire Holiday Shopping Season
Smartphones—and therefore, deals—are everywhere this holiday season. This means that shoppers should have an especially easy time getting the best price on gifts. Then again, it also means that retailers have an especially …
The Christmas Shopping Season Now Starts … in September?
It doesn’t seem to matter that September is closer to Christmas in July than actual Christmas, or that back-to-school shopping has barely ended, or that Halloween and Thanksgiving shopping have barely begun. With retailers’ quest …
Beat the Next Blackout: Tips for Buying a Backup Generator
Thanks to Mother Nature and power grid glitches, American households in Connecticut, San Diego, and many parts in between have been without power for extended periods of time in recent weeks. Now, in the wake of cell phones that …
81 Money Tips: Memorial Day Sales, Budget BBQ Advice, Garage Sale Pointers, and More
Also in this week’s link roundup, what you can still buy for just $1, and why fast food “value meals”—which cost way more than $1—aren’t really good values.
13 Earth Day Freebies & Deals
Help the earth and get something in return at the same time: free trees, free coffee, free reusable shopping bags, free milkshakes, free skin cleanser, and more.
It’s a Deal: $10 Off $50 Purchase at Lowe’s
It’s a Deal: 60% Off Holiday Decorations at Lowe’s
Along the lines of Aeropostale and its “After Christmas Prices” before Christmas, home improvement center Lowe’s is already offering big discounts—60% off!—on holiday decorations.
Such a Simple Question, Such Big Savings Potential: ‘Is That the Best You Can Do?’
Increasingly, the idea of a completely set, non-negotiable price is disappearing pretty much anywhere and everywhere consumers shop nowadays—even at huge retail centers such as Lowes.
