News tagged with grocery store
Free antibiotics: The wrong prescription for cold and flu season
With an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant infections growing, experts are warning grocery-store pharmacies that antibiotics giveaways are an unhealthy promotional gimmick. If grocery stores want to help customers and save ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 16, 2009 |
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Why or 'wine-not' let New York groceries sell wine?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell researcher has developed simulation models to predict the economic implications of selling wine in New York grocery stores. With a new law, the state could reap about $22 million a year.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Enticing words on bags of potato chips have a lot to say about social class, researchers find
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like politicians who adopt regional accents to appeal to local audiences, the manufacturers of potato chips vary the wording on their bags to convey their products' authenticity in different ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Avoiding the aisles at the grocery store can help keep off unwanted pounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shopping the perimeter of your local grocery store and avoiding the aisles will give you a head start on fighting the battle of the bulge.
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Grocery store chain mixes high and low tech to increase sales
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a marketing strategy that can only be described as brilliant; brilliant enough to win the Media Grand Prix award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, advertising agency ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Genealogical tourism redefining leisure travel market, professor says
For the work-weary, the word "vacation" may conjure images of leisurely, carefree days at the beach sipping umbrella drinks. But according to published research by a University of Illinois expert in tourism ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Shoppers shrug off fears about toxic reusable bags
(AP) -- So you care about the environment, and you take a reusable shopping bag with you to the grocery store to avoid polluting the planet with countless plastic sacks. Now you find out your bag is made ...
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Cooling inflammation for healthier arteries
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have reported new reasons for choosing "heart-healthy" oats at the grocery store.
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Study: 'Generic' brands save you money, even if you don't buy them
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from the W. P. Carey School of Business suggests the simple presence of the store brand can save you money at the grocery store, even if you don't buy it.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 26, 2010 |
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Will organic fruit, vegetables get cheaper soon?
Many grocery stores now carry at least some types of organic fruit and vegetables, thanks to the growing demand for these products that are viewed as more environmentally friendly and safer to eat than other produce. From ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Shopping study: Do free samples really make you buy products?
(PhysOrg.com) -- As you do your holiday shopping this year, you'll probably encounter plenty of free sample stands at the big warehouse stores and grocery stores. Common sense might tell you that eating a bunch of samples ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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How categories and environment create satisfied and well-informed consumers
Expert consumers like to be surprised by unusual product formats, while novices crave familiarity, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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