Toronto, Canada - Loblaws opened their flagship location at the renovated Maple Leaf Gardens this morning. Hundreds lined up for the opening at 8am and there were spotted lineups throughout the day. An LCBO and...
Household spending on essentials, groceries, petrol and other day-to-day items has fallen to its lowest level for 10 years as families tighten their belts amid growing fears over the economy.According to the Office...
U.K. Checkouts Fail across the Country Hundreds of shoppers around the UK were left unable to pay for groceries recently after hundreds of registers went down across the Country. Hundreds of shoppers were unable to make purchases when checkouts would not accept debit and...
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In his latest weekly address, President Obama says health care reform must no longer mean “reform that throws good money after bad habits”.
An usually wide array of interest groups that have lined up...
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) today released its position paper on Genetically Modified foods stating that “GM foods pose a serious health risk” and calling for a moratorium on GM...
created by NonGMOTalk | 2 years ago 1073 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
From 5 February the UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's is no longer selling shell eggs from battery hens. When Compassion in World Farming awarded Sainsbury’s with a Good Egg Award in 2008 it was on the promise of...
created by bethgranter | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 365 views | 23 recommendations | 0 comments
Last night I went to my preferred grocery store for my shopping. On the way in I noticed a new thing. At first I thought they'd replaced all the checkouts, then I saw it was just a few checkouts were brand new....
created by anarkissed | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 781 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
" I stopped at the local Food Lion last night to pick up a few pre-Thanksgiving groceries. Walking from my car to the store I saw a sign advertizing turkeys for 29 cents a pound. The only hitch was that you had to buy $25 worth of groceries and I was only...
"Health authorities in Labrador issued a warning to people scavenging in municipal dumps for food. To augment their diets, people have been gleaning food disposed of by the food stores. The high price...
Pakistan may boast of nuclear Bomb and latest series of missile technologies but in rural Pakistan some women have not seen television in their lifetime. "With the Internet and the telecommunications...
created by Sanjay Jha | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1281 views | 17 recommendations | 9 comments
All food prices are up lately, but organic food is particularly hard on the wallet. This New York Times feature takes a look at why."Shoppers have long been willing to pay a premium for organic food. But how much...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1085 views | 10 recommendations | 7 comments
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYes, we have all heard of it, "Customer Service", like Jesus, Allah, Buddha or an honest Politician, a myth we have never actually seen. Marketers today are...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 475 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Troubling numbers on the economy today. Hopefully this doesn't signal stagflation:"WASHINGTON - Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas....
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Club for Growth President Pat Toomey was recently quoted, "Earmark reform will shine a glaring light on the profligate pork barrel projects and the politicians who sponsor them," It didn't occur to him that earmark reform also exposes the recipients of...
created by nukegingrich | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 844 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The societal trend toward luxury goods, or at least items
perceived to be of luxury status, is pushing even the greatest bargain thumper
of all time to question its identity. Wal-Mart’s attempt to up...
created by ryan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 857 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments