Tracy Davidson

Walmart pricing on soda has been making news lately largely because anything to do with Walmart and pricing makes news. When the largest retailer in the world slashes prices on a household staple, or starts to raise them, then pretty much everyone listens.
Prices of soft drinks have been hovering around $5 for a 24-can pack [...]

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Travelers are waiting to book flights closer to takeoff time, though the better strategy may be to plan far ahead.
Travelocity, the online travel agency, has found that summer travelers have been booking trips about four days later this year than they did two years ago, an average 73.3 days in advance compared with 76.8 [...]

Chrysler is expanding an incentive program previously limited to its minivans that allows buyers of most models to return the vehicle within 60 days if they are not happy with it. The program also covers the first two monthly payments up to $1,000.
“With this pledge, consumers will have the confidence to know they made the [...]

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Lately some brides and grooms are using their weddings to show their love for more than just each other.
Instead of getting married in a church or banquet hall, more couples are choosing their favorite retail spots as the backdrop for their special day. The shops range from T.J. Maxx to Taco Bell, and they [...]

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Teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters, looking to jump-start back-to-school denim sales, is offering anyone who tries on a pair of jeans starting later this month a free smart phone.
The offer comes with a catch: the new phones, such as the Droid Eris by HTC, the BlackBerry Curve and the LG Ally, are only available [...]

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When employee John McNally needed a knee-replacement operation, Alpha Coal West offered to pay his travel expenses if he would have the surgery in Fort Collins, Colo., a five-hour drive from his home near Gillette, Wyo.
The Colorado surgery center had data showing good results with such operations, and it charged far less than the [...]

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When drivers hit the road in large numbers for the Fourth of July holiday, they will have something extra to celebrate — the lowest gasoline taxes since the early days of the automobile.
Holiday drivers will pay less than ever at the pump for upkeep of the nation’s roads — just $19 in gas taxes [...]

Did you know that old fridges can use three times more electricity than new models and consume almost $150 in energy a year?
PECO is offering to get those dusty old appliances off your hands through their Smart Appliance Recycling Program.
You give them an empty, clean, working refrigerator and they’ll give you $35. Throw in an [...]

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Homebuyers would get an extra three months to complete their purchases and qualify for a generous tax credit under a bill overwhelmingly passed by the House on Tuesday.
Under current law, homebuyers who signed purchase agreements by April 30 have until Wednesday to close on the sale to qualify for tax credits of up to [...]

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Verizon Wireless will start selling Apple’s iPhone next year, ending AT&T’s U.S. exclusive on the phone, say two people familiar with the plans.
The device will be available to customers in January, according to the people, who declined to be named because the information isn’t public. Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman, and Jeffrey Nelson, a [...]