Eggs, avocados, beef among top 10 grocery items New Jersey shoppers are skipping as prices surge
TRENTON, N.J. — Soaring food costs are changing shopping habits across New Jersey, where residents are increasingly avoiding once-staple grocery items that have seen dramatic price spikes since January. According to recent…
Walmart Using A.I. to Help Holiday Shoppers on Black Friday
TRENTON, NJ — Walmart has unveiled its most expansive Black Friday and Cyber Monday plans yet, combining deep discounts, surprise deal drops, and cutting-edge generative AI-powered tools to enhance the shopping experience…
Panic Shoppers Flock to Stores Across New Jersey as Port Workers Strike Shuts Down U.S. Supply Chain
Déjà vu, anyone? If you thought 2020 was the last time you’d see people frantically grabbing toilet paper like it was the key to eternal happiness, think again. Thanks to a new…
Yonkers shoppers hit jackpot in TAKE 5 lottery
YONKERS, N.Y. — The New York Lottery announced today that two top-prize winning tickets were sold in Yonkers for the Sept. 3 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. Each ticket is worth $18,004.50. One…
Jamaica Shoppers Check Your Tickets: $36K Winner Sold Here
JAMAICA, NY — A single top-prize TAKE 5 ticket worth $36,252.50 was sold in Jamaica for the Tuesday evening drawing. The winning ticket came from C-Town Supermarket, located at 11534 Sutphin Blvd.…
New Jersey Flea Market Shoppers Stop Machete-Wielding Man Trying to Collect a Debt
Howell, NJ – A Bayville resident was arrested by Howell police officers on Saturday after confronting another man with a machete over an unpaid car repair bill. The incident occurred at the…
Brick Costco Shopper’s Weapon Accidentally Discharges Resulting in Injury
BRICK, NJ – Brick Township Police responded to an incident involving an accidental discharge of a firearm at the Costco located at 465 Rt 70. The event occurred yesterday at around 1…
Walmart unveils new GenAI search tech for shoppers at CES
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart on Tuesday unveiled two new AI-powered tools at the CES conference in Las Vegas to help shoppers quickly search for products and automate the…
Gunman Opens Fire on Last Minute Shoppers at Florida Mall
OCALA, FL – A fatal shooting incident occurred at the Paddock Mall in Ocala, Florida, amid a crowd of last-minute Christmas shoppers around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday. The Ocala Police Department has…
Not just for Christmas: Britain’s M&S targets more regular food shoppers
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – In Britain, a Christmas trip to the food aisles of Marks & Spencer is as much a treat as presents under the tree, with millions of…
Laredo CBP, HSI officials advise Christmas gift shoppers to avoid counterfeit, dubious origin goods that pose consumer safety, U.S. economic security risks
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations officials gathered at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge for an illustrative event to advise the public through local media this holiday…
Chinese e-commerce platform Temu drawing shoppers from US dollar stores -data
By Arriana McLymore and Granth Vanaik NEW YORK (Reuters) – Temu, the fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platform selling $4 home decor and $10 shirts, is successfully taking on U.S. dollar stores including industry…
US Thanksgiving weekend shoppers cross 200 million for the first time – report
(Reuters) – More than 200 million U.S. customers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to data from the National Trade Federation (NRF), surpassing last year’s…
Analysis-Britain’s Black Friday shoppers go second-hand in hunt for value
By Richa Naidu and Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – As Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season, retailers and manufacturers anticipate a growing number of British consumers will be hunting for…
New Jersey Shoppers Warned That Not All Black Friday Deals Are What They Seem
TRENTON, NJ – As we are now on the brink of Black Friday this week, one consumer watchdog group says shoppers should be on the alert for deals that aren’t really deals…
US Education Dept to use ‘secret shoppers’ to monitor loan servicers
By Jeff Mason NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Education Department will press forward with a “secret shopper” program to help ensure that companies properly service student loans as millions of borrowers…
New Jersey Shoppers Plan to Buy For Themselves on Black Friday
TRENTON, NJ – A new poll suggests New Jerseyans are eagerly awaiting Black Friday, but not so they can find deals on gifts for friends and family, but for themselves. A recent…
Amazon, Walmart court early holiday shoppers in US with limited-time deals
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon, Walmart, Target and other large retailers launched U.S. sales on Monday and Tuesday, dangling discounts on narrow selections of merchandise more than six weeks…
Hamstead Shopper’s Lottery Pick Pays Off with $205k Win
HAMPSTEAD, MD – An ordinary midday shopping trip in Carroll County’s Hampstead took a turn for the extraordinary when a resident secured a $205,147 prize on the FAST PLAY Casino Royale Slots…
Analysis-Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost…
A mixed picture for retailers as bargain-hunting shoppers pick their spots
By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) – U.S. retailers’ earnings over the past month have signaled that customers are spending on discounted apparel, small home projects and beauty products even as they slashed…
Attention K-Mart Shoppers: Last NJ Store is Closing Soon
WESTWOOD, NJ – On October 29th, the last remaining K-Mart store in New Jersey will be shutting down based on a WARN notice filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor this…
Will Macy’s, Nordstrom merchandise overhauls lure shoppers?
By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Quarterly results from Macy’s and Nordstrom this week will allow investors to find out whether new inventory at lower prices, like $59.50 pull-on work pants…
Ross Stores raises annual forecasts on strong demand from bargain-hunting shoppers
(Reuters) – Ross Stores raised annual sales and profit forecasts after beating quarterly estimates, as inflation-hit customers shopped for its discounted clothing and shoes, sending the company’s shares up about 6% in…
Back-to-school sales to hit new record as shoppers keep up with essential buys – NRF
(Reuters) – U.S. shoppers plan to spend a record $41.5 billion during the upcoming school year, a trade group forecast on Thursday, as families accommodate an inflation-driven rise in the prices of…
Australian shoppers tempted by special offers in May
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail spending rebounded in May as consumers were tempted by online sales events and promotional discounting, a sign of resilience in consumption that might add…
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