grocery store

CHUM Invites You To Scout For Food This Saturday
CHUM Invites You To Scout For Food This Saturday
CHUM Invites You To Scout For Food This Saturday
CHUM invites you to help out food shelf programs by "Scouting For Food" this Saturday. The SHARE Food Drive takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at area grocery stores. It's a great way to help out people in your community that need it. Scouts will hand shoppers a list of items most needed by food shelves then you can purchase them and leave them with a volunteer on your way out of th
Have Automated Store Clerks Taken Over?
Have Automated Store Clerks Taken Over?
Have Automated Store Clerks Taken Over?
Full disclosure:  I dislike automated tellers and self-check out lines.  Why should I ring up my own sale and bag my own groceries without some form of discount off the bill?.  In other words - if the owner of the store is saving money by not paying human beings to wait on me, why shouldn't I be entitled to a discount off the purchase price. I don't want to be used by the stores that I shop at. Re
Why Does Tide Cost More?
Why Does Tide Cost More?
Why Does Tide Cost More?
Anyone who's shopped for laundry detergent has more than likely asked the same question to themselves:  Why are some brands more expensive than others?  If the main ingredients are the same - it begs the question what makes one brand more expensive than  the others.
Endless Drought Means Rising Prices At The Grocery Store
Endless Drought Means Rising Prices At The Grocery Store
Endless Drought Means Rising Prices At The Grocery Store
Shoppers looking for relief at the grocery store check out lane will have to keep watching the weather forecast.  The historically-dry conditions in the Midwest are setting the food industry up for non-stop, record-setting high prices. Experts say that over 60-percent of the nation's farmlands are experience drought conditions...
Untruth’s In Advertising:  What The Food Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know
Untruth’s In Advertising: What The Food Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know
Untruth’s In Advertising: What The Food Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know
It really shouldn't come as a  surprise:  You can't believe everything you read on food packaging.    After all  the food products you consume are packaged and marketed just like any other product, and the companies that produce these groceries are only in business for one reason:  to make money. However, the buyer must still beware.
Grocery Prices Continue To Escalate
Grocery Prices Continue To Escalate
Grocery Prices Continue To Escalate
No surprise to anyone:  Food prices continue their upward spiral. The American Farm Bureau tracks the prices of 16 commodity food staples - determining an average price for necessities. The organization sends volunteers to shop at local grocery stores and focus on a list of 16 items...