Amazon to Sell Groceries; Delta Grounds Memphis Hub
Amazon.com looks to expand its grocery offerings, while Delta pulls the plug on its Memphis hub.
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Help the Planet and Save Money: Have Your Supermarket Deliver
When supermarkets deliver, it cuts the carbon emissions associated with food shopping by up to 90%, a new study shows. But it saves more than the Earth: It's profitable, too.
Walmart Busted for Deceptive Doughnut Labeling
A post on Reddit shows how a Kentucky Walmart kept stale doughnuts on the shelf past their expiration date by simply slapping new stickers on the box.
How to Stop Wasting Thousands a Year at the Grocery Store
One in three Americans could be wasting $2,600 a year at the grocery store. That's $50 per week thrown away on items that are either tossed out or never used.
Food Scams That Will Stunt Your Savings -- Savings Experiement
Find out how you can save money by avoiding common food scams.
Navigate the Grocery Store Like a Pro -- Savings Experiment
Experts discuss how to shop for groceries without spending unnecessary money.
U.S. Consumer Price Index Unchanged in December
Lower gas costs offset more expensive food and higher rents to keep a measure of U.S. consumer prices flat last month. The Labor Department said Wednesday that food prices increased 0.2 percent in December from November. Rents and airline fares also rose. Gasoline prices fell a seasonally adjusted 2.3 percent.
Sexy Matador Fights Pork Chops in New Target Ad
Target is promoting its grocery offerings with a new series of TV ads featuring, among other oddities, exploding boxes of cake mix, and a sexy female matador dueling with various packaged meats.
Safeway's 2 Bad Habits: Overcharging, and Not Obeying the Courts
California has repeatedly sued Safeway since 2003 for overcharging shoppers. Now, a new CBS San Francisco report says that the company is not only continuing that practice, but also disobeying a court order intended to provide customers with restitution.
5 Ways to Save Money When Your Kid Heads Off to College
As fiscally painful as it is to send a child to college, you can actually save money when your son or daughter goes off to school. Here are five areas where you can find that extra cash, plus one "cost-cutting" trick you should actually avoid.
Prepare to Pay an Extra $875 for Food in 2013 (Unless You Use These 4 Tips)
This hot, sunny summer has been great for recreation, and awful for crops and farmers. Drought-blighted crops today will mean higher food costs next year, to the tune of $875 for an average family. But you can dodge some of those higher bills with these four smart shopping strategies.
Supervalu Fires CEO Craig Herkert, Hands Job to Chairman
Supervalu is ousting CEO Craig Herkert as the grocery chain looks to right its business only weeks after reporting disappointing quarterly results and suggesting it might put itself up for sale.
Discount Distortion: How Dollar Stores Actually Charge You More
You would think the biggest discounts could be found at dollar stores. If it's a dollar, it must be a discount. But a discount is more than just the cost of an item -- it's the amount that item is discounted versus the competition.
As Affluent Consumers Pay Up, High-End Grocers Pay Out
The economic recovery may not be ripe yet, but affluent shoppers are having no problems paying a premium for high-end groceries. Shares of upscale supermarket operator The Fresh Market hit fresh highs on Wednesday after the company posted blowout quarterly results.
How Wall Street's Speculators Are Bidding Up Your Grocery Bill
Over the past 10 years, prices for basic food commodities have increased by an average of more than 125%. Part of the increase is due to rising production costs and demand. But you also have Wall Street traders to thank.
Walmart Takes Another Bite Out of Its Grocery Prices
If you shop at Walmart for groceries, your food bill is about to shrink. The nation's largest retail chain is looking to provide some extra financial relief to its shoppers by offering lower prices on grocery items every day, Reuters reports.
After Grocery Prices Surge, Is Home Cooking Still a Bargain?
Everybody knows the basic rules for saving money on food. Don't eat out. Ditch the steaks in favor of ground beef. Stick to staples. But a recent USDA report shows that, in 2011, some classic money-saving guidelines proved useless as food prices went through the roof.
Bagging the Best Deals at the Grocery Store
When it comes to saving money on groceries, using coupons can cut your bill in half. But in this fast-paced digital age, who has time to find the deals? We've consulted the coupon experts to help you save money on food without giving up your social life.
Drugstore Markups Are Worse Than You'd Imagine
It's happened to all of us. You head into the drugstore to grab some aspirin or toothpaste and you walk out carrying a bag stuffed with impulse items -- even groceries. Those impulse buys will cost you -- a lot: A new report from finds drugstore prices average more than 36% higher than supermarket prices.
9 Ways Supermarkets Suck You In
From piping in the smell of fresh-baked bread to making you wait in artificially long lines, your local supermarket works hard to get you to spend. Here's how to rise above the temptations.
Why Beef Is So Pricey -- and How to Pay Less
Beef prices have bulked up so much that thieves are starting to steal it. Consumers might feel like they're getting robbed, too, at the checkout stands. Several factors -- including high cattle feed prices -- mean the prices could continue to climb. Here's how to spend less cash on cows.
Why the Kraft Split Makes Sense
Kraft split into two, spinning off its North American grocery business from its faster-growing international snacks business Friday. Here's what the move means for shareholders, and why it makes sense.
How Americans Earn Extra Money on the Side
With unemployment high, wages stagnant and costs rising, a growing number of Americans are working a part time job -- or more than one -- to make ends meet. 24/7 Wall St. dug through the data to see which industries are the best bets for those seeking part-time work -- and some may surprise you.
My 3 Cents: When Is Food Organic vs. Natural?
Last year, grocery sales were up a modest 1.8%, yet sales of organic items more than doubled that growth rate, up 4.4%. Clearly, we're shopping differently. But are we even sure what an "organic" or "all natural" label means? It's more complicated than you might think.
Home Delivery Could Deliver New Growth to Walmart
Walmart is launching an online delivery service -- "Walmart To Go" -- that will allow customers to buy food, medicine and other household goods online and have them delivered to their doors. Trefis takes a look at what this new growth opportunity means for the world's largest retailer.
Top Tips for Empty Nesters to Protect Their Nest Eggs
With graduation season upon us, a new batch of parents are about to become empty nesters, and there are host of hidden costs can sneak up on them. So we've asked some personal financial advisers for their best advice on protecting your nest egg after the children are grown and gone.
Want to Save on Groceries? Try an International Market
Saving money gets a tasty twist at international grocery stores, where your favorite foods often come with much smaller price tags. And with food costs on the rise, what a better time to explore than right now.