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New generation of coupons means users clip less
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Electronic coupons, arriving by cell phone, Twitter, e-mail and Facebook, are helping generate an old standby's comeback and bringing in new, younger customers.
Study finds many consumers ignore food product recalls
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Rutgers' Food Policy Institute (FPI) released a study today showing that many Americans fail to check their homes for recalled food products. Only about 60 percent of the studied sample reported ever having looked for recalled ...
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Whole Foods drops plastic bags
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Whole Foods Market marked Earth Day Tuesday by ending the use of disposable plastic grocery bags at its U.S., Canadian and British stores.
Independent Grocery Stores Boost Urban Fruit, Veggie Consumption
Mar 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from Detroit finds that the food environment of a neighborhood — the presence or absence of grocery stores, food markets and convenience stores and whether they sell fresh produce — influences ...
As prices rise, find ways to trim grocery bills
May 05, 2008 |
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The rising cost of gas, diesel fuel and other forms of energy can affect the price of many other things that we purchase, from milk and bread to coffee and sugar. It can be a real challenge to keep family food costs manageable ...
Grocery Retailers Need Not Fear 'Cherry Pickers'
Sep 19, 2007 |
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"Extreme cherry pickers," grocery shoppers who buy only sale items and nothing else, do not harm retailer profits significantly as generally is believed, according to a forthcoming study in the Journal of ...
Sensor detects bad milk, blood coagulation and road stress
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Craig Grimes, a professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State, has created a very practical gadget.
Grocery boost
May 20, 2008 |
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Low-income neighborhoods that lack easy access to grocery stores could lead to a breakdown of food security for hundreds of thousands of people - not in the developing world, but in major urban areas of the U.S. That's the ...
Healthy eating is at a supermarket near you
Jan 08, 2007 |
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Supermarket "grocery store tours" could be the key to healthier lifestyles and prevent chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease (CHD) concludes a study published in the Health & Fitness Journal.
Free antibiotics: The wrong prescription for cold and flu season
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 16, 2009 |
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With an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant infections growing, experts are warning grocery-store pharmacies that antibiotics giveaways are an unhealthy promotional gimmick. If grocery stores want to help customers and save ...
Grocery chain to offer free antibiotics
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 31, 2007 |
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A St. Louis grocery chain began offering a limited supply of many generic brands of antibiotics free to patients with a doctors' prescription.
Losing while cruising to the store: Obesity linked to fewer neighborhood food options
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study from the University of ...
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