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A POPULAR grocery chain has rolled out new “saving kiosks” to help customers save more money amid plans for store remodelling.
Stop & Shop has introduced new digital saving stations where shoppers can save on their groceries with digital coupons.
The retail giant has rolled out new ‘saving kiosks’ to help customers save more money[/caption]
Stop & Shop is the first grocery retailer in Rhode Island to make digital coupons more accessible to all customer[/caption]
These in-store kiosks, called Savings Stations, will make it easier for customers to redeem digital coupons and save money through its GO Rewards loyalty program.
The scheme allows enrolled customers to earn points that can be redeemed for dollars off their next grocery purchase, free products, or gas savings.
Using the digital Savings Station, customers can simply scan their GO Rewards loyalty card or enter their phone number to instantly activate all digital coupons associated with their account.
The Savings Station also automatically activates customers’ personal offers, which are relevant deals just for them based on the items they buy most.
Stop & Shop is the first grocery retailer in Rhode Island to make digital coupons more accessible to all customers, and the instalment of the Savings Stations across the state is part of a larger effort to install these kiosks brand-wide by early next year.
“Today, we are announcing a significant investment in our Rhode Island Stop & Shop stores that will deliver a better shopping experience and bring more value to our local customers,” said Roger Wheeler, President of Stop & Shop.
“We have been listening to our customers – and we have heard you. That is why we’re making it possible to buy more groceries for your family, at a lower cost, at every one of our stores in Rhode Island,£ he added.
It comes after the retailer confirmed the removal of an automatic surcharge along with other moves to benefit the shopping experience.
Those who frequent any of Stop & Shop’s 25 stores in Rhode Island will no longer have to pay 10 cents for paper bags, per an October 8 press release.
Starting in October, the bags will again be free for those at Stop & Shop stores in the state.
Stop & Shop said the move was part of its initiative to “make groceries more affordable” for Rhode Island residents, according to the release.
Along with the 10-cent paper bag fee removal, the retailer said it would be lowering prices on thousands of its national and private brand items.
Shoppers can expect reductions on over 3,500 products across nearly every department in each store.
That’s a total of around 87,500 price drops on merchandise.
Those items that are discounted will have yellow tags that highlight the reduction compared to the original listing.
Stop & Shop included several examples in the release of items that would have price drops, including the Boneless Chicken Breast Value Pack, Hass Avocados, Kraft Shredded Cheese, Yoplait Yogurts, and more.
Price drop percentages were as high as 30% and as low as 11%.
At least three other benefits were also promised for Rhode Island shoppers — weekly sales, deal lock, and meal deals.
Deal lock is a program that secures sale prices for several weeks so customers can take full advantage.
Meal deals offer families of four a main protein-based dish for a discount plus other complimentary items free to make it complete.
Stop & Shop operates over 350 locations across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.
