How supermarkets use your behaviour against you
I’ve never liked food shopping or supermarkets. I especially don’t like navigating overlit aisles after a busy day in an air-conditioned office. It’s worse for those with kids who know that all hell...
View ArticleGet pumped for gluten-free pumpkin drinks, snacks, sweet treats, and cider
According to Nielsen, 37 percent of U.S. consumers purchased a pumpkin-flavored product last year. This time of year searches for the “pumpkin spice” flavor are about three times as high as normal....
View ArticleHow the discounters are beating the supermarkets
Where you shop in Britain has always been one of the great social signifiers. According to shopping folklore, for the middle classes it is Marks and Spencer, for the upper-middle class Waitrose, and...
View ArticlePlastic bag charge: is there really panic on the streets?
Despite dire warnings, our reporter fails to uncover chaotic scenes on our high streets, and even manages to acquire a few free bags...
View ArticleNorth Korea Seen Unlikely to Change Despite Chronic Food Shortage
Kim Hyunjin North Korea’s food production could drop more than 10 percent this year, raising new concern about the country’s constant struggle to feed its people, the U.N. agricultural agency said....
View ArticlePrices of daily commodities up
Gaighat, October 9 Prices of daily commodities in Udayapur has gone up dramatically with the hike in transport fare following fuel shortage due to the general strike in the Tarai. According to a local...
View ArticleSupermarkets must adapt to modern shopping habits, says industry chief
IGD chief executive says hosting farmers markets may suit era in which weekly grocery shop is rarer, and says retailers should offer clearer nutrition information...
View ArticleSupermarkets must adapt as weekly shop dies out, says industry chief
Big supermarkets may have to host farmers’ markets and p lace everyday essentials near their entrances to attract customers as the era of a single weekly food shop becomes a thing of the past for many...
View ArticleBRC-NIELSEN SHOP PRICE INDEX SEPTEMBER 2015 - SHOP PRICES RETURN TO...
(Source: BRC - British Retail Consortium) Overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.9% in September from a 1.4% decline in August. Food reported annual deflation of 0.5% from a 0.2% rise in...
View ArticleVenezuela Worst in World as IMF Forecasts 10% Contraction
Venezuela will see its economy shrink more than any other country in the world this year as lower oil prices drain government coffers, according to the International Monetary Fund. “Venezuela is...
View ArticleShopping At Costco Instead Of The Supermarket May Wreck Your Diet
It's not hard to find a snack during any shopping outing, no matter the kind of your store you're in. Places like CVS and even retailers like Old Navy have increasingly added packaged foods and...
View ArticleVenezuela issuing ID cards meant to cut hoarding of subsidized food amid...
Published April 01, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Gplus0 CARACAS, Venezuela – Battling food shortages, the government is rolling out a new ID system that is either a grocery loyalty card with...
View ArticleVenezuelans Turn to Homemade Products as Shortages Drag On
Reuters CARACAS— From makeup to insect repellent, Venezuelans are looking to natural and homemade products in response to the chronic shortages resulting from a deepening economic crisis in the...
View ArticlePacks of black-market foot soldiers raid Venezuela markets
When a friend texted me that coffee and toilet paper were on the shelves of an eastern Caracas supermarket, I raced to El Patio outlet hoping against hope that the increasingly scarce household items...
View ArticleVenezuela supermarket looting leaves one dead, dozens detained
CARACAS (Reuters) - One person was killed and dozens were detained following looting of supermarkets in Venezuela's southeastern city of Ciudad Guayana, the state governor said on Friday, amid the...
View ArticleEven in Catholic church, Venezuela faces shortages
When it comes to Venezuela’s growing scarcities, not even the Roman Catholic Church has received a dispensation. Church officials say food shortages and foreign exchange restrictions are causing a lack...
View Article'Excessive demand' wipes out Venezuela’s toilet paper
Venezuela’s latest shortage of staple goods is a novel one: toilet paper. People are panic buying rolls, with consumers loading up their shopping carts in their droves. The government is claiming it’s...
View ArticleVenezuela tackles food shortage with ID card system
Government says system will stop people overbuying groceries for resale – but critics say it's the first step towards rationing...
View ArticleVenezuela begins 'occupation' of private supermarket chain
National guardsmen and state price adjusters fanned out across Venezuela Wednesday, implementing a military-style occupation with an unusual goal: Making sure shoppers can buy enough sugar. The...
View ArticleToilet tissue issue: Shortage causes alarm in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper Thursday, as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the socialist government's promise to import 50 million rolls. After...
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