Coupons Fuel Syracuse Grocery Wars
Shoppers in Central New York save hundreds using double and triple coupons as P&C Wegmans and others expand. The price gap widens with state aided couponing, while retailers bear the costs, prompting industry debate on the true bargain for consumers.
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Kelly Reagan
P&c Fools
Fairmounc
Reagan
Groveny
Cenvenlew
York
P&c Foods
Fairmount Fair
Camillus
Airport Plaza
Syracuse
Lipstate
Wegmans
Johnsson City
Broome County
Oscar Mayer
Maxwell House
Gary D. Hirsch
P&c
Penn Traffic Co
Daniel R. Wegman
Weemans Food Markets Inc
Onondaga County
Farm Audits & Surveys Inc
Johnson City
Onondagaly
Buffalo
Rochester
Dluc
Aycacuse
General Mills
Gerry Besty
Kathryn Newton
Jo Natale
John J. Scollay
Syracuse University
Charles and
Vera
Wegmans seen as top grocery innovator by rivals and scholars
Food executives study Wegmans operations, noting its high tech warehouses, customer focused stores, and growth strategy. Harvard economist Daniel Wegman analyzed reinvestment to expand beyond Rochester, citing competition from P&C Foods and Price Chopper in Central New York market share.
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Weamans
New York
P&c Foods
Wegmans
Peter's Groceries Inc
Sul
Syracuse
Daniel Wegman
John Peter
Peter's Groceries
Aid
Shop
Hiawatha Boulevard
Fayetteville
T Hat
E. Mereem
Daniel R. Wegman
Wegmans Food Markets Inc
Pennsylvania
Rochester
Harvard University Economics
Robert
Wegmans Group
Egman
Gum Javor
Wegmans Food Marsrs
Rochas:or
Ing
Topay
Wegman
Gary D. Hirsch
Penn Traffic Co
Wexmane
Kem Audits & Surveys Inc
P&c Fonds
Wth
Schenectady
Supermarkets Give Back to Central New York Communities
P C Foods of Gextdes donates 250000 annually to four local chapters of nonprofit groups including the Leukemia Society and the Heart Association. The chain provides in kind services and runs coupon books directing five cents per coupon to charities. Homework Hotline links Central New York students with thousands of teachers. Wegmans contributed 288900 to local groups and sponsorships, including minority student scholarships.
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P&c Foods
Gextdes
Central New York
Leukemia Stoty of America Inc
The
Heart Association of
Upstate New York
Marc Jampole
P&c
Syracuse
New York
Wegmans Food Markets Inc
Natale
Weemans
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Charles Schubert
Smith
Wepraan
Vas
Imare
Scollay
Manhattan
Gary Hirsch
Penn Traffic
Upstate
Jamestown
Wegmang
David Laseman
Sosefh
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DeWitt
Bob Niedt
Gary Hawkins
Nedrow
Weemins
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P&t
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Greta
Tam
Enrone
Wegmane
New York State
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Chase-Pitkin Home Center Stores
Audhis & Purveys
Big M
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Weemalig
By Bob Nicolt
Stat Weller