The Food Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers Association, and National Grocers Association have released free guidelines designed to promote model practices in digital couponing and reduce the incidence of coupon fraud. Produced by the Joint Industry Coupon Committee (JICC), Voluntary Guidelines for Digital Coupons shares model digital coupon practices in order to promote a positive experience…
DetailsWe all love our children. However, just because you love your children and get along with them does not mean you can assume that they will love each other or get along with each other in the same way. The reality is that when there is money on the table, family history and love can…
DetailsLiving Essentials LLC, distributor of 5-hour Energy shot, has discovered counterfeit 5-hour Energy products circulating in the marketplace. The company acted swiftly to identify and halt the counterfeiting operation, filed lawsuits in U.S. Federal District courts in both California and New York, and executed court orders that have permitted it to seize large quantities of…
DetailsCollege students aged 18 to 24 made 351.4 million visits to convenience stores and spent about $5.2 billion on c-store products in the 12-months ending June 2012, according to a recently released report by The NPD Group. With the population of full-time and part-time college students currently at 19 million, and their discretionary spending reaching…
DetailsTinfoil thievery—where criminals use the foil to block satellite dish reception—is back in Michigan and Illinois, Oil Express reports. The Michigan Petroleum Association is warning retailers of the scam, in which one person uses a bad credit card to start fueling and distracts employees, while another climbs onto the station’s rooftop to wrap the satellite…
DetailsIn a recent SupermarketGuru.com poll, a sweeping majority (71%) had purchased gluten-free (GF) foods within the past three months, and 54% expect to continue to regularly buy GF foods. Most believe consumers are buying gluten-free products because they believe they are healthier, but the Lempert Report found that the top five reasons reported by the consumer…
DetailsThis holiday season, shoppers plan to spend more than ever on the most flexible and convenient of gifts: a gift card. With retailers providing increasingly creative ways for gift cards to be personalized and delivered, NRF’s 2012 holiday consumer spending survey conducted by BIGinsight shows that 81.1% of shoppers will purchase at least one gift…
DetailsYear-End Financial Planning from the Denha Law Blog Making a Gift with A Free Look Into 2013-The Disclaimer Gift Trust discusses a trust technique that is worthy of consideration for those folks who want to make a sort of reversible gift. In this gift and estate tax bonanza period that the government plans on taking…
DetailsAltria Group Inc.’s Philip Morris USA is pushing through a price increase of six cents per pack across all of the company’s cigarette brands, the second round of price rises this year, reported Dow Jones. The maker of Marlboro and L&M cigarettes confirmed it would enact the price increase on shipments effective December 3rd. The…
DetailsIn Minnesota, buying a lottery ticket can be as easy as filling up, as the state becomes the first to offer lottery tickets for sale at the pump, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The touch screen system for Powerball and Mega Millions tickets is currently undergoing tests at nine gas stations and 19 ATMs. The…
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