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Coupon Sherpa Mobile Coupons: In Store Coupon Application for the iPhone and iPod Touch
“Coupon Sherpa gives iPhone and iPod Touch users access to in-store mobile coupons and printable coupons (found on the Internet) for many of the most… Read More »Coupon Sherpa Mobile Coupons: In Store Coupon Application for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Grocery Shopping Out of a Vending Machine
“Japan is truly the innovator behind the vending machines, having invented them about 80 years ago. Now the new news is the fact vending machines… Read More »Grocery Shopping Out of a Vending Machine
Omigod, the SmartShopper makes shopping lists for you!
“Gawd, making a shopping list is just so hard. It’s like, first you need to go find a pad of paper, right? Then you are… Read More »Omigod, the SmartShopper makes shopping lists for you!
Grocist
Wow, this is cool — basically an automated grocery list maker. How it works:1. You plug a barcode scanner into your computer (preferably one in… Read More »Grocist
F.D.A. Says Food From Cloned Animals Is Safe
“After years of delay, the Food and Drug Administration tentatively concluded yesterday that milk and meat from some cloned farm animals are safe to eat.… Read More »F.D.A. Says Food From Cloned Animals Is Safe
MIT Advertising Lab: future of advertising and advertising technology
The MIT Advertising Lab thinks you’ll like my upcoming book. I happen to agree. MIT’s blog “follows the future of media and ad technologies, bridging… Read More »MIT Advertising Lab: future of advertising and advertising technology
High-Tech Shopping Carts Face Hurdles
“It took a grocer’s offer of a cookie to finally tear 4-year-old Trey Malcom away from the small TV screen in his shopping cart. Even… Read More »High-Tech Shopping Carts Face Hurdles
Online grocery shoppers heed diet tips
“Online grocery shoppers who receive dietary advice make healthier food choices, researchers have found. The Australian team compiled a list of commonly purchased foods that… Read More »Online grocery shoppers heed diet tips
BBC Shopping List Generator
“Writing a healthy shopping list isn’t easy, and sticking to it when you enter a supermarket full of tempting convenience food is even harder. Use… Read More »BBC Shopping List Generator
Cool Tool: Handy Adder
“…it can be hard to change any habit, including habits about how we spend money. It’s easy to slip into a rut of buying the… Read More »Cool Tool: Handy Adder
Supermarkets Go High-Tech to Get Shoppers to Spend
“Supermarkets are bigger than ever and adding all sorts of innovations to stay competitive ever since Wal-Mart, Costco and gas stations started selling groceries. Many… Read More »Supermarkets Go High-Tech to Get Shoppers to Spend
B.O.S.S. shopping cart follows you around
“Gregory Garcia, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, developed a shopping cart that not only follows you around the store, but keeps a steady pace… Read More »B.O.S.S. shopping cart follows you around
Reimagining the Grocery List
“I keep seeing products designed to help people keep track of food they have and items they need from the grocery store. Eventually, these products… Read More »Reimagining the Grocery List
Eat Your Hybrid Veggies
“Innovation is sweeping through the farm sector, bringing surprises that go beyond exotic fruits jet-shipped from the ends of the earth. In many cases it… Read More »Eat Your Hybrid Veggies
Back away from the self-checkout station
“We are a nation of do-it- yourselfers. We self-help. We self-medicate. We self-destruct. We light our own fireworks. We grill our own hot dogs. We… Read More »Back away from the self-checkout station
The Hunter/Gatherer Mode Of Shopping Increases
Symblogogy: There was a time when we went down to the local store, said ‘Hello’ to Charlie, the grocer, and asked him what were the… Read More »The Hunter/Gatherer Mode Of Shopping Increases
Amazon.com Grocery
Now in Beta: “We offer more than 10,000 non-perishable grocery items–and our selection is growing every day… At Amazon Grocery, you’ll find longtime staples, from… Read More »Amazon.com Grocery
mygrocerydeals.com: An independent source for flyer deals and healthy meals
“Find your flyer deals fast! Click to search specials, pick the best deals, save bundles in store… We want all grocery shoppers to save time… Read More »mygrocerydeals.com: An independent source for flyer deals and healthy meals