USA Today writes that "as smartphones proliferate, more stores and banks are offering to e-mail shoppers their receipts rather than giving them a printed copy. These electronic or digital receipts, touted as green for saving paper and convenient for saving…
[meteor_slideshow slideshow="new-pw" metadata="fx:'fade', random:1, timeout:3"] This “Pig” has been growing since November and so has the anticipation of its opening. The wait is over. The grand opening celebration for the county’s newest — and largest — supermarket, the Piggly Wiggly…
Governor Beverly Perdue has declared a State of Emergency in 24 western North Carolina Counties. These counties are listed below. Such a declaration is considered a “triggering event” for laws preventing price gouging. How to comply with North Carolina Price…
The 2012 Independent Grocers Financial Survey, from the National Grocers Association (NGA), is out, and it says that “independent grocers express a great level of concern over the financial impact of the changes to healthcare insurance mandated by the Patient…
The national weather service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 6 am EDT Wednesday. The winter storm watch is no longer in effect. Locations: The northern mountains…
Halloween spending is expected to increase 10.7% this year compared to 2011, reaching a record $8 billion, finds IBISWorld. "Halloween spending fully recovered in 2011 when it surpassed its 2008 peak of $6.1 billion," said Olivia Tang, analyst for the…
NGA has received an alert from the Coupon Information Corporation (CIC) about fraudulent coupons currently in circulation. A number of new counterfeit coupons have been identified and can be viewed below. CIC is offering rewards of up to $2,500 for…