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JCP Offers Another Coupon, As Competitors Rub It In
You know a company is in trouble when a top executive opens a conference by denying that he and his boss are resigning. But as JCPenney brings back sales, coupons and discontinued brands as part of a...
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Retailers Rebuff Snipsnap: So Is This App Ill-Advised, or Illegal?
(Be sure to read this followup story: “Target, Others Tell SnipSnap to Cease and Desist”) For a coupon app that boasts that it “works at most retailers,” retailers across the country are lining up in...
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Rite Aid, Others to Join Nationwide Loyalty Program
In what could be a game-changer for the loyalty industry, Rite Aid, Macy’s, ExxonMobil and several other businesses are joining forces with American Express to launch what’s described as the United...
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Buy Groceries Now, Save at Other Stores Later
The much-publicized Plenti coalition loyalty program debuted this week. And if you’re a frequent drug or department store shopper, or just buy a lot of gas, you may already be racking up the points....
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Could Macy’s Go the Coupon-Free Way of JCPenney?
JCPenney still hasn’t fully recovered from its disastrous attempt several years ago to get rid of coupons and sales in one fell swoop. Its competitor Macy’s, meanwhile, is willing to try just about...
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Macy’s Future May Feature Fewer Coupons
Doing away with coupons all at once didn’t work so well for JCPenney several years ago. So today, the department store chain hopes gradually cutting back on coupons will work out better. And now a...
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Macy’s Wants You to Spend More to Save More
25% off coupons at Macy’s aren’t difficult to come by. You can get one for signing up for Macy’s emails, for downloading the Macy’s app, during Friends & Family events, and more. So is a new...
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Plenti Loyalty Program No Longer Quite So Plentiful
If you want to use Plenti points to pay your phone bill, better act fast. After today, AT&T becomes the first charter member of the coalition loyalty program to drop out. It’s the latest but not...
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“Plenti” of Trouble as More Members Quit Loyalty Program
Will the last Plenti member to leave the program please turn off the lights? It’s too soon to declare the demise of the American Express-run coalition loyalty program, which allows you to earn and...
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Better Use Your Plenti Points – While You Still Can
(This story has been updated to include the fact that Chili’s has now dropped out of the Plenti program as well.) If you don’t do your grocery shopping in the Southeastern U.S., and don’t have an...
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