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Will people willingly push a miniature video billboard up and down the aisles of their grocery store? ShopRite customers on the East Coast will soon get the chance as test subjects of Microsoft's MediaCart, a collaboration between the software giant and its $6 billion advertising acquisition, aQuantive. Seems like a tough sell.
Kroger looks to pick low-hanging fruit, undermine livelihood of independent package stores in Kentucky. The "Food with Wine Coalition" is the product of its marketing department, not indicative of a consumer outcry for grocery store wine. Oppose these attempts to further consolidate the might of a cookie-cutter corporation.
So what's next? With the cost of food rising the American consumer is finding it more difficult to find grocery bargains. I am a avid coupon clipper and am very disappointed that Giant Eagle decided to end its Double Coupon Program.
What do Safeway, Walgreens, and Costco have in common? The obvious answer is that they are all large operated American supermarkets. But do you think it’s any coincidence that these three grocery stores - along with others like Winn-Dixie, Wawa, Giant, and Supervalu - all use red in their logo?
Amazon started off with books, but what wasn’t enough, so the giant online retailer moved to other goods from movies to gadgets to household items. Now it’s moved on to foods, from fresh to frozen, to non-perishables goods, they even have organic items for sale.