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Coupons, Store Loyalty Cards Save Significant Money: Poll
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Women who use coupons and store loyalty cards save over 10 percent a year on groceries, or the equivalent of $678 a year, according to the results of a new consumer poll conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, and published in the March 2008 issue of ShopSmart magazine. -
BJ's Wholesale Club Sees Double-digit Sales Jump in January
NATICK, Mass. -- Food sales were a key element in the sales growth BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. here reported yesterday. Total sales for January 2008 increased 11.2 percent to $652.0 million at the retailer, from $586.3 million in the year-ago period. Comparable-club January sales rose 7.8 percent, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 2.6 percent and a negative impact from the absence of pharmacy sales of 0.3 percent. For January 2007, BJ's posted a comparable-club sales increase of 3.5 percent, including a contribution from gas sales of 0.3 percent.