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Walmart is struggling to end its declining same store sales, which have faltered over the past nine consecutive quarters. It's no wonder: With massive unemployment, discount retailers have to pull out all the stops to win over new customers, or even retain the ones they have. Re-enter layaways, which Walmart shelved in 2006.
Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge for any consumer, so Consumer Ally has collected them all in one place for you to check each week.
Here is this week's roundup:
Target expanded a 2009 recall of Circo Child Booster Seats to include another 375,000 seats...
Big Lots Recalls Futon Bunk Beds After Child's Death
12:00PM 6/17/2011
Discount retailer Big Lots recalled 30,000 metal futon bunk beds after a child suffocated and died after getting trapped in the frame, Patti Davis, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said Thursday.
Davis said children who are behind the futon or in the area of the bed...
Print this Big Lots coupon to get 20% off your entire purchase tomorrow, Jan. 22, through Jan. 30, 2011. One coupon per customer. You'll need to join Big Lots' free Buzz Club program to redeem the coupon. Joining means signing up for Big Lots' email list, which sends about one email a...
The 10 Retailers That'll Have a Not-So-Jolly Holiday
1:30PM 12/17/2010
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Holiday sales are historically make-or-break for many retailers, and every year, several break -- and even go out of business. Others make large cuts in their store numbers and employees. 24/7 Wall St. combed through the numbers and spotlights 10 retailers that won't look the same next year -- if they're even around.
Get 20 percent off your entire purchase at Big Lots Saturday, Jan. 23 through Sunday Jan. 31, 2010. You must be a member of their Buzz Club to use the coupon, which you can print here. In stores only.
Being a member means you'll get an email from them about every two weeks, which is pretty...
DVDs make a great stocking stuffer or gift for your secret Santa exchange at work. The DVD selection at Big Lots is very good for the price -- $3 each or four for $10.
The Web site has conflicting dates on the sale, which either ends Saturday, Dec. 19 or Sunday, Dec. 27.
Titles include "8...
So you missed the doorbusters. No worries. Who wants to cram into a store at dawn or set the alarm for 2 a.m. to get a virtual doorbuster? The best thing about Black Friday is you can go later in the day and still use many of the coupons retailers are sharing. Here are some of the best coupons out...
Recall: You might lose sleep over this bunk bed -- it can collapse
12:00PM 9/23/2009
If having your kids in bunk beds ever made you nervous, here's a set you have good reason to worry about.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 20,000 wood bunk beds sold nationwide by Big Lots Stores because the slats that support the mattresses and keep the kid...
Despite recession, 7-Eleven is opening hundreds of new stores
6:00PM 7/15/2009
Amid recessionary closings and dire, apocalyptic mutterings, 7-Eleven, the world's largest chain store, has announced plans to open 200 more locations this year. While the company is building across the country, its two biggest areas of expansion will be California and the New York metropolitan...
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