Grocers report shoppers shift to cheaper brands amid budget cuts
Wunderle notes families cut back on cookies and fruit drinks for pasta sauce and rice at Pathmark stores in Brookhaven Folsom Marple and Upper Darby. Buyers favor private label brands as meat supplies and prices vary. Acme and other grocers respond with lower house-label prices fewer luxury items and pricing promotions to boost sales after Labor Day.
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Pathmark
Brookhaven
Folsom
Marple
Upper Darby
George Beiswinger
Acme Markets
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Delaware County
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Glenside
Beiswinger
George Kirk
George
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Convenience stores adapt to inflation and fuel more sales
McHugh notes growing sales and profits at 40 Wawa stores in Delaware County as inflation spurs demand for convenient shopping. He says stores broadened merchandise and added gas and hot meals, with focus on food quality. Gartside cites time value as reason inflation misses impact, while 7-Eleven reports rising quick meals and steady basics.
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Wawa
Delaware County
7-Eleven
U.S
Jerry Gerofsky
Gartside
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