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Jun 16 2008, 05:49 PM
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Karen Datko
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You're already a smart shopper (or, because you're reading these pages, hopefully on your way to getting there). Do you also want to be a more socially responsible shopper? To that end, "Penny Nickel" at Money and Values points her readers to a new Web site on the block. Responsible Shopper, a product of Co-op America, rates hundreds of companies in five areas of performance deemed important by the co-op for being a good corporate citizen. The most-viewed profiles so far? Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart and the Gap.
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Jun 13 2008, 07:12 AM
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Karen Datko
This post comes from Truman Lewis at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. Safeway will begin offering $4 prescriptions on hundreds of generic drugs at stores in the eastern United States and parts of the Midwest, becoming the latest supermarket chain to follow the trail blazed by Wal-Mart two years ago. The discounted prescriptions will be available at stores in the Chicago area, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. The list of $4 drugs includes the antibiotic amoxicillin, blood-pressure medication atenolol, and levothyroxine for thyroid disease.
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May 21 2008, 10:48 AM
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Karen Datko
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Pardon us if we're a bit cynical, but the retail behemoth that's made billions and billions by convincing people to spend in its stores now has a blog telling people how to save money? We decided to give Wal-Mart's new personal-finance blog, Make Your Dollar Stretch, a look.
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Apr 23 2008, 05:45 PM
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Karen Datko
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Shades of World War II: Two warehouse-type retail chains in the United States are rationing rice as anxious customers stock up because of a worldwide shortage. It's the most startling sign that the world food crisis is making itself felt in the United States. But, despite rising food prices here, we've still got it good compared with some developing countries, where food shortages and price hikes have sparked deadly riots.
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Apr 18 2008, 02:28 PM
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Karen Datko
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We can look out our back window right this minute and see two of those flimsy white plastic shopping bags blowing in the wind in the upper limbs of two trees in our backyard. These bags can take 1,000 years to decompose, we read at Boston Gal's Open Wallet. That's why everyone should take heed of her notice that Wal-Mart, in partnership with Kellogg's, is giving away 1 million reusable shopping bags starting at 8 a.m. on April 19 in celebration of Earth Month.
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Apr 07 2008, 09:43 AM
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Donna Freedman
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Some people seem to think that I never buy anything new. That's not the case. A few weeks ago I bought a dining table and chairs.
Although it's like placing a "Kick Me" sign on my own back, I'm going to admit that I bought these things from Kmart.
Discount department stores have a down-at-the-heels reputation: their merchandise is low-end and their employees -- when you can find them -- are surly and unhelpful.
That wasn't my experience. When I couldn't find the advertised dining set, a manager brought one out from the stockroom. Then he loaded it into my car, chatting pleasantly.
The sale price of $99 was a good deal for a table and four chairs. If you follow this link, you'll see that it's perfectly respectable-looking furniture. Naturally, some assembly was required.
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Mar 29 2008, 03:34 PM
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Karen Datko
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"FMF" at Free Money Finance worked one summer years ago as a management intern at Kmart, so he has an insider's perspective on the chain's decline. In his new series of store reviews, he gives his former employer an "F." When he worked there, "Kmart was the king of mass merchants, but my particular store was panicked because a new competitor was headed into their region, some company by the name of Wal-Mart," he says. "... they were bracing for an invasion that they expected to be about as terrible as the Huns coming to ransack their city." The ransacking apparently has taken its toll. By the way, FMF gave Wal-Mart a "B+" rating.
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Mar 28 2008, 02:47 PM
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Karen Datko
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How does positive-thinking blogger Steve Olson really feel about Wal-Mart? A positive-thinking tip in one of the most popular posts at his site is "Visit Target frequently and stay out of Wal-Mart." He's not the only blogger to share his opinion on the big-box titans. Several lately have posted comparisons of the two stores. Steve, of Steve-Olson.com, back in 2006 listed 10 reasons why he prefers Target, including "I've never seen anyone wearing a NASCAR shirt, purple sweat pants, and pink fluffy slippers at Target." Also, the aisles at Wal-Mart are too narrow, the employees are surly and not helpful, and the customers look depressed. (Read his anecdote about shopping for a lunch box at both stores.) He added: "Wal-Mart's atmosphere is cheap and crass. Target's atmosphere exudes progress and style."
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Mar 21 2008, 05:27 PM
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Karen Datko
Everyone has an opinion about Wal-Mart, so when "SingleGuyMoney" wrote about things he hates about Wally World, "BeThisWay" at Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You? was compelled to reply. Since SingleGuyMoney started this discussion, we'll give his reasons first: too many people, rude people, bad drivers in the parking lot, and shoppers with 50 items who go to the checkout line for 20 or fewer items. Most irritating, he said, is what he calls "poor financial responsibility." He explained: "Today, the person in front of me with the 50 items paid for her food with her food stamp card. She paid for her five DVDs with cash. Granted, I do not know what her financial position is or how many kids she has, but if you need food stamps to buy your food, you probably should be saving your cash for other needs and not movies."
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Mar 03 2008, 11:50 AM
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Karen Datko
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What will be the "Wal-Mart effect" on health care as the retail behemoth proceeds with plans to open walk-in clinics in hundreds of its stores? A post by Jessica Hupp at RNCentral.com describes 20 possible impacts -- and most are positive. Consider this: Isn't it likely that health care costs will come down as other providers try to compete with Wal-Mart's lower prices?
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