Value-centric Shoppers Save $3.7 Billion in 2010 Using Coupons

LIVONIA, Mich., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Valassis (NYSE: VCI), one of the nation's leading media and marketing services companies, announced today that shoppers saved $3.7 billion with coupons in 2010, according to the Annual Topline U.S. CPG Coupon Facts Report for Year-end 2010, released by NCH Marketing Services, Inc., a Valassis company.  An additional $200 million was saved in 2010, representing a 5.7% increase from 2009.

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bnet : Valassis CEO Hit the Trifecta Last Year. His Reward: A Pay Cut

According to an article by Jim Edwards of bnet.com, Valassis CEO Al Schultz "took a 46 percent pay cut in 2009 even though his company was firing on all cylinders — financial, strategic and stock performance-wise — during the year."

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DM News : Stock exchange may de-list Valassis

Media and marketing services company Valassis may become de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange, the company disclosed.

Valassis said it received notice from the NYSE that it was “not in compliance with certain continued listing standards applicable to our common stock.”

A company representative declined to comment further.

The company is below criteria because both the average market capitalization of its common stock over a consecutive 30 trading-day period was less than $75 million and its stockholder equity was less than $75 million.

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Adotas : Procter & Gamble, online ad spending and coupons

Procter & Gamble, which spends billions on advertising, say it won’t cut its marketing budget. That could mean using more dollars online as well as using coupons to attract and keep customers. It’s a possible opportunity for online advertising companies.

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Chicago Tribune : Grocery coupons catch attention of a new audience

Bargain hunting in the grocery store isn't just for hard-core coupon pros anymore.

With food prices climbing at a rate not seen in nearly 20 years and an economy sliding to a low not seen in decades, experts said more grocery shoppers are adopting price-cutting strategies.

Traffic at Web sites devoted to coupon usage soared more than 30 percent over the year ending in October, according to ComScore Media Metrix. And the grocery gurus who run shopping sites say it isn't just price-conscious moms looking for advice; single professionals and others are increasingly clicking in.

"The demographics have really changed to people who have never really thought about price on groceries," said Teri Gault, founder of the Grocery Game Web site.

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