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Cape Cod Shop Hides Extract From Boozers

Thieves target baking product for alcohol content up to 35%

Cape Cod Times Sep 12, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Devious drinkers have compelled at least one Massachusetts shop to put vanilla extract behind the counter, the Cape Cod Times reports. Owners of Stop & Shop in the town of Sandwich recently discovered empty bottles of the baking product stashed around the store. The extract can contain up to 35% ethyl alcohol, the same kind found in beer. "Some of them are pretty high—content wise," a police office said. More »

More about:  Massachusetts • alcohol abuse • Cape Cod • supermarket • baking

 Supermarkets Downsize
to Speed Up Shopping

'Express' outlets cut back on miles of aisles for rushed shoppers

New York Times New York Times Sep 10, 08 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - American supermarkets are starting to shrink after decades of getting bigger and bigger, the New York Times reports. The average supermarket is still larger than a football field, but retailers have begun opening smaller outlets to appeal to rushed consumers who want to pick up groceries without having to wander through dozens of cavernous aisles. More »

More about:  Wal-Mart • shopping • Whole Foods • grocery stores • supermarket • chain stores • groceries • Tesco

Restaurants, Retailers Gulp
as Consumers Tighten Belts

Penny pinchers shifting to generics, eating in

New York Times New York Times Apr 27, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The rising price of staples like milk and gas, coupled with layoffs and flat-lining wages, is creating a nation of penny-pinching consumers, the New York Times reports. Industry is taking notice as buyers substitute generic brands for top-of-the-line products and skip eating out at restaurants. More »

More about:  US economy • recession • gas prices • food prices • consumer spending • supermarket • discount hotel room

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Massive Data Theft Breached 'Secure' Network

Hacked supermarket chain sent data over cable, not wireless 

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Mar 31, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - High-tech thieves were able to penetrate what experts called an especially secure computer network when they stole 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers from the Hannaford and Sweetbay grocery chains. Unlike stores that send data over wireless networks, the supermarkets used a theoretically less porous fiber-optic cable. More »

More about:  fraud • identity theft • credit card • computer security • data theft • supermarket • fiber optic cables

Supermarket Breach Exposes 4M Credit Cards

Hannaford grocery stores report 1,800 related fraud cases

Boston Globe Boston Globe Mar 18, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A data security breach at Hannaford, an East Coast supermarket chain, has exposed the credit card information of 4.2 million customers and resulted in 1,800 cases of fraud so far, the Boston Globe reports. The breach, which went undetected for three months, is one of the largest ever, the AP notes. Hannaford, which also runs Sweetbay supermarkets, says no names or personal information got out, just account numbers of credit and debit cards. More »

More about:  fraud • identity theft • credit card • computer security • data theft • MasterCard • Visa • supermarket

Tax Helped the Irish Bag Plastic

When gov't enacted 33-cent tax, usage dropped 94% in weeks

New York Times New York Times Feb 6, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - "Paper or plastic?" is perhaps the last question you'll hear on the Emerald Isle, thanks to a 33-cent tax on each plastic bag that cut Irish consumption by 94% within weeks of its 2002 enactment, reports the New York Times . Cloth bags have become downright fashionable since, but strong manufacturer and merchant opposition has hindered similar efforts in Britain and LA, and laws elsewhere have met mixed results. More »

More about:  environmentalism • taxes • Ireland • plastic • plastic bags • supermarket • landfill • paper bags

3 Stars Means It's Healthy, Right?

Experts fear that new health ratings systems may befuddle shoppers

New York Times New York Times Dec 1, 07 10:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Stars, numbers, and letter grades are coming to grocery stores near you, the New York Times reports—but experts fear that these health ratings may befuddle shoppers with conflicting information. Consumer advocates are studying three new food ranking systems, while the FDA, approached by a nutrition group, is soliciting ideas about a possible system of its own. More »

More about:  FDA • Pepsi • American Heart Association • healthy eating • grocery stores • supermarket • Kraft Foods • Unilever

Bomb Threats Hit Discount Stores, Supermarkets

Caller threatens to blow up stores unless money wired into account

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 30, 07 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal agents are looking into bomb threats phoned in to Wal-Marts and supermarkets across the country, the AP reports. An unidentified caller, believed to be in Portugal, demands that employees wire money overseas or he'll set off a bomb. A Maine supermarket was the target yesterday, bringing the total to at least 15 stores in 11 states. More »

More about:  Wal-Mart • Portugal • Maine • extortion • supermarket • bomb threat

British Supermarket Cans Prince Charles

What rot! Royal carrots not up to snuff

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Jun 26, 07 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Veggies raised on an organic farm owned by Prince Charles have been dumped by a  British supermarket chain because the less-than-majestic food doesn't meet quality standards. The farm had been providing carrots to Sainsbury's supermarkets, but as of the end of January the Crown Prince was "sacked," the Guardian reports. More »

More about:  England • farming • carbon footprint • organic food • Prince Charles • vegetables • supermarket

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