STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Stop & Shop wants its customers to start off the weekend with a "free treat” on select Fridays at all of its store locations.Customers can stop by their local store on some Fridays to pick-up a free product, such as a Chobani Yogurt, KIND Bar, or Ghirardelli Gourmet Milk chocolate Squares.Customers just need to sign up for a Stop & Shop card and download the app, which will send a notification when there is a “Free-Day” deal available. Customers have two days to load the offer to their card using the app, then the deal will be automatically applied at checkout when they scan their Stop & Shop card. All Free-Day deals must be redeemed within two weeks.“Free-Day is a way for us to surprise and delight our customers, and a fun opportunity for them to try a product or flavor they might not have purchased at our stores before,” said Rachel Stephens, Stop & Shop’s vice president of digital and loyalty. “The … [Read more...] about Stop & Shop will give away treats on select Fridays
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Visits by loyal Stop & Shop customers decline 75% during strike
In the first few days of the Stop & Shop strike, visits to the grocery chain by regular customers dropped by a whopping 75 percent compared to the previous weekend, according to an analysis of mobile device data by Skyhook, a location technology and intelligence company based in Boston. Many loyal customers — those who typically visit Stop & Shop once a week — did not go grocery shopping at all that first weekend, the analysis found, with visits to all area grocery stores decreasing by almost half, likely a result of shoppers holding out in case the strike ended quickly. The strike, which involves 31,000 workers at 240 stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, began abruptly last Thursday afternoon when workers got the call from the United Food & Commercial Workers union to walk off the job. The workers — three-quarters of whom are part time, according to the union — have been picketing ever since, protesting proposed increases in … [Read more...] about Visits by loyal Stop & Shop customers decline 75% during strike
Pete Buttigieg backs Stop & Shop strike, following Biden and Warren
video Pete Buttigieg rises in the polls ahead of top Democrats RNC committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon, Democratic pollster Doug Schoen and RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan give their take on 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg. Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, expressed support for striking Stop & Shop employees in Malden, Massachusetts on Friday, joining other Democratic presidential candidates who have backed the grocery chain’s workers on the picket line in recent days. Continue Reading Below "This largest private sector labor action strike in three years is sending a message that is going to ripple out far beyond New England. And the message is that companies have to do right by their workers," Buttigieg said during an address, according to local outlet WCVB. MORE ON THIS AMAZON TO CLOSE ONLINE LOCAL MARKETPLACE IN CHINA MCDONALD'S DITCHES SIGNATURE CRAFTED BURGERS, SIMPLIFIES MENU About 31,000 Stop & Shop workers … [Read more...] about Pete Buttigieg backs Stop & Shop strike, following Biden and Warren
Stop & Shop strike: What to know
video Ray Dalio is an odd guy to call balls and strikes on capitalism: Gasparino FOX Business’ Charlie Gasparino says Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of hedge-fund giant Bridgewater Associates, is bashing capitalism on a media tour as a manifestation of rich, white man’s guilt. The Stop & Shop strike entered its sixth day on Tuesday as supermarket workers, including cashiers and shelf stockers, walked off the job in protest against a proposed contract they say will result in higher healthcare costs and decreased take-home pay. Continue Reading Below About 31,000 Stop & Shop unionized employees across more than 240 stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have been on strike since April 11. The strike’s organizers, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, argue that Stop & Shop has “refused to back down from proposals attempting to cut workers’ health care, take home pay, and retirement … [Read more...] about Stop & Shop strike: What to know
New app from NFL player creates one-stop shop for all politics
video Helping voters make more informed decisions Former NFL player and Politiscope co-founder Walter Powell, Jr. on how the app helps voters make more informed choices. Former NFL wide receiver Walter Powell Jr. has developed a new app, Politiscope, which aims to be a “one-stop shop for all politics.” Continue Reading Below “It’s going to tell you politician statistics, what they voted for or against on any legislation,” Powell Jr. told FOX Business’ Stuart Varney on Friday. “We showcase notable articles, media and just anything you need to know about your politician.” Powell, who played four years in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets and Buffalo Bills, created Politiscope with his brother, Brandon Williams, also an NFL alum, as an instrument to engage everyone in the political process. “From all the way up top to all the way down to the bottom -- everybody would just use it just because it’s simple to … [Read more...] about New app from NFL player creates one-stop shop for all politics