It’s happened to everyone: You buy a holiday gift, and soon regret making the purchase because the same item later appears on sale for a fraction of the price. With Walmart‘s new holiday season price-matching promotion, shoppers …
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Soda Wars: $3.99 for a Case of Coke
Last summer, the average price for a case of soda was $6.12 in grocery stores. Beverage manufacturers preferred it that way, before soda price wars broke out, with Wal-Mart charging $4 or $5 for a case of Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and other top brands, and grocery store competitors matching prices.
Why You Shouldn’t Buy a Cell Phone Directly from a Wireless Provider
Handsets are often way cheaper when purchased at big-box retailers like Wal-Mart or Best Buy, or from online giant Amazon.
It’s a Deal: Free Ice Cream Sundae at Wal-Mart
On Saturday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., participating Wal-Mart stores are celebrating the “Joy of Ice Cream” by dishing out free sundaes complete with Breyers and Blue Bunny ice cream, Hershey’s chocolate syrup, Reddi-wip, and a cherry on top. No purchase necessary, while supplies last.
What You Get at Discount Supermarkets: Fewer Choices, Better Prices
Grocery stores such as Aldi and Save-A-Lot offer a tradeoff that plenty of shoppers can live with: Compared to a standard supermarket, they stock far fewer products, but, compared to a standard supermarket, shopping there can save you a ton of money.
Report: Penny Pinching Alive and Well
Even though there are signs that the economy is recovering, there are just as many indications that consumers remain in scale-back mode, buying cheaper or discounted goods, and buying less period. Will the days of spending $100 a month on cat food ever return?
Drive-Thru Kmart? Drive-Thru Wal-Mart?
Shoppers love eBay and Amazon because they can buy stuff without ever leaving the house. To compete with the e-commerce giants, brick-and-mortar retail giants like Kmart and Wal-Mart are testing the idea of the drive-thru discount store, where shoppers never have to leave their cars.
Boo Berry Is No Substitute for Franken Berry
To save money, create a more simplified shopping experience, and potentially even increase sales, Walgreens, Kroger, Wal-Mart, and other stores are whittling down the options on their shelves. It’s a move that most consumers appreciate, at least in theory: Now they only have to consider 187 varieties of shampoo, rather than 248. But if …
It Was an Awful Year for the Economy. But a Great One for the Consumer?
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 be in a relationship with a gold digger.
After-the-Fact Gift Strategies: Swapping, Selling, Returning, Regifting
Maybe, just maybe, you got what you wanted under the Christmas tree. As for the rest of us …
Why Are Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters So Hot this Holiday Season?
One theory: Because parents don’t want to buy their kids real hamsters.
Attention Consumers: You Are Being Profiled
To some extent, the “new frugality” of consumers seems like it is here to stay. That doesn’t bode well for businesses that rely on the liberal spending of disposable income, or for the economy as a whole. So, in the hopes of getting Americans back in the buying mood, researchers and marketers are donning their lab coats to examine this …
