House brands save cash through careful price comparisons
A Southern Illinois survey shows shoppers save by choosing house brands over national labels. Stores display unit prices and comparisons, with examples from National Food Store, IGA, and Kroger. Consumers read labels, compare per ounce or per pound costs, and weigh taste against price, while packers for house brands are national firms.
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Southern Illinois
National Food Store
Carbondale
National House
Maxwell House
Folgers
National
Valuplus
Diamond
IGA
Kroger
Kroger Company
Clover Valley
Shopping for Savings Between House Brands and Name Brands
The article compares prices across brands for items like Hefty 3 gallon bags 2.39, Spice Islands peppercorns 99 cents vs Kroger red can 89 cents, National Diamond foil 2.59, Reynolds foil 2.69, disposable diapers 2.24 vs Pampers 2.49, National brand Toasted Pastries 59 cents, Kellogg Pop Tarts 65 cents, and advises checking unit prices. It notes sometimes name brands are cheaper during specials and urges using unit price and a calculator to evaluate value.
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IGA
Alliance
Chicago
Herrin
Dole
del Monte
IGA House
R&f
Morton
C&h
Campbells
Kroger
General Foods Co
Carnation
Coca Cola Company
Minute Maid
Bird’s Eye
Awake
Kroger Co
Spice Islands
Spice Island
Java
National
Reynolds
Kellogg
Food price trends versus wages 1965 to 1977 chart
An AP chart compares average retail prices of nine items in 1965 1970 and 1977 with the time a production worker must work to buy each item. It shows prices rising while wage growth offsets much of the increase.
Prices rise for coffee while milk and eggs drop
A Southern Illinoisan survey by Cindy Schweich tracks price changes on 11 common foods across Murphysboro Marion Herrin and Carbondale. Coffee jumps from about 1.19 2.64 to 4.69 per can while milk holds around 75 95 cents a half gallon and eggs range 49 65 cents per dozen amid wider grocery shifts.
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Southern Illinoisan
Cindy Schweich
Murphysboro
Marion
Herrin
Carbondale
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