Grocery

wegmans
"High-End" Supermarket Wegmans Slashes Prices To Stay Competitive
Wegmans, an "upscale" grocery chain with stores in 5 Mid-Atlantic states, is cutting prices to stay competitive during the post-Wall-Street apocalypse. More »

11:29 AM on Fri Nov 7 2008
By Meg Marco
5,283 views, 85 comments
grocery store economics
Oil Prices May Go Down, But Don't Expect Your Grocery Bill To Shrink
Now that the price of oil has dropped — you should expect some of those skyrocketing grocery bills you've been paying to drop, right? Yeah... probably not. More »

10:59 AM on Mon Oct 20 2008
By Meg Marco
10,159 views, 60 comments
canned soup war
Recession's Arrival Confirmed By Weird, Confusing "Canned Soup War"
Reader Michael noticed these weird, soup-bashing ads in some Detroit-area newspapers yesterday. It seems that Progresso and Campbell's have launched some negative campaign ads — smearing each other for using MSG in their soup. Is the world ready for a canned soup war? If it is, should we be depressed about it? More »

10:18 AM on Thu Oct 16 2008
By Meg Marco
15,132 views, 145 comments

Most discussed olderbudwizer: MSG is evil. Makes a lot of people sick. I was so happy when Campbells came out with more »
frugality
Could You Survive Spending Only $25 A Week For Food?
The Illinois Food Bank Association issued a challenge to Illinoisans — could they survive by spending only $25 a week for food? $25 a week is the average weekly food stamp benefit that an individual receives in Illinois. Could you make such a small amount last while still eating nutritious meals? More »

11:22 AM on Wed Oct 8 2008
By Meg Marco
17,255 views, 245 comments

Most discussed mbz32190: $25 is completely do-able for a single person...no, it won't be 100% healthy, but you do what you got to more »
bad deals
Walmart's 2 For $5 Hot Dog Deal Is A Trap!
Reader Albert says he took this photo at his local Walmart in Olathe, Kansas. As you can see, Walmart has set a trap for people who love hot dogs and hate math. More »

10:35 AM on Thu Sep 25 2008
By Meg Marco
114,375 views, 54 comments
weights and measures
Walmart Register Scales Off By As Much As 5 lbs
Maybe there's a localized outbreak of inaccurate grocery store scales happening in Kansas City, MO — or maybe grocery store scales in general are just not very accurate? A local KC news team decided to randomly test some grocery store check out scales to see if you were being charged the correct amount for your green beans and whatnot. 5 out of 30 of the scales tested were inaccurate. The news team also went through 2,000 state inspections and found the most egregious examples of malfunctioning scales. More »

10:54 AM on Wed Sep 24 2008
By Meg Marco
6,151 views, 42 comments

Most discussed catskyfire: Which is why there are weights and measures inspectors. Whether inaccurate weights are deliberate or just the result of more »

whole foods
Hysteria: Great, Now Whole Foods Is Making You Broke And Fat
The New York Sun says that salad and prepared food bars (at Whole Foods, for example) are making you fat. Why? Supposedly, the containers they give you are huge and lead you to unwittingly buy "supersized" portions of food for lunch.
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2:59 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Meg Marco
10,190 views, 54 comments

Most discussed MrBiggles: @Rectilinear Propagation: What you may be remembering is one of many studies, one of which i've seen recently was published more »
Stop & Shop is getting a makeover. The new logo features "a yellow bowl with three colorful halves that can be interpreted as bowls of fruit, bread or ingredients, the company's spokesperson said." She also said that the new logo "shows customers that we’re making changes and committed to providing great food and meal solutions at low prices everyday.” Meal solutions! Alright! That sounds delicious! [Boston Globe]

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making groceries
Whole Foods Seeks To Define Its Prices As Bargains
As the economy sours, premium stores like Whole Foods are struggling to keep customers, reports the New York Times. To remain competitive, the pricey natural grocery store is offering guided tours to customers who want to cut costs but can't stand to set foot in Winn Dixie. More »

11:48 AM on Mon Aug 11 2008
By Alex Chasick
8,510 views, 50 comments

Latest by bctampa: @johnva: Interesting I've known Stossel to make mistakes and own up to them, but "quite a track record of errors and borderline more »
taking it seriously
Dominick's Takes Its Fly Infested Grocery Store "Very Seriously"
WHO: Dominick's Finer Foods
WHAT: A Dominick's Finer Foods grocery store on Chicago's Near West side has been closed by the Department of Public Health due to a massive fly infestation.
WHERE: Dominick's may reopen Friday afternoon pending reinspection, manager says [Chicago Tribune]
THE QUOTE: "We go to great lengths for sanitation, and we have some of the highest store standards in the food industry," [Dominick's spokesperson] Redmond said. "The issue with fruit flies has been addressed. We took it very seriously." More »

12:56 PM on Fri Aug 8 2008
By Meg Marco
4,121 views, 22 comments

Latest by foxymophadlemama: oh man, i wasn't sure at first when the only descriptor used was "near west side," but i watched the more »

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