Gourmet Retailer: “Given the extreme volatility in current financial and employment markets, buying on deal will increasingly become the norm for cautious shoppers trying to balance the household budget, according to Nielsen’s Consumer Insight Magazine.
Promotions already represent a universally popular marketing tactic, with some $129 billion of promoted dollar sales rung up across all categories in food, drug and mass merchandise outlets (excluding coupons), according to Nielsen, in the year ending July 2008. Fully 35 percent of dollar sales were sold on promotion — temporary price reductions (TPRs) accounted for …

Each and every time I go into the grocery store I get a shock at how much an item has increased. I only had one Pomegranate this season because they were going for $4.00.  Freaking ridiculous. (Update: I found Pomegranates the size of my head at the store in the poorer zip code for $0.99).
From The Modesto Bee: Swelling prices for food changing how we shop
“Prices for oil, corn and wheat have been dropping for months, but food prices in the supermarket are climbing.
Food inflation slowed in October, according …

PricesandCoupons.com enables consumers to harness the power of combining price comparison with coupon codes. Instead of merely comparing prices on products, the website calculates all applicable coupons and discounts into the final price for a given product. Additionally, detailed instructions are provided on how to redeem each coupon.
Charleston, SC (PRWEB) November 11, 2008 — With the recent launch of PricesandCoupons.com, online shoppers can find incredible deals by combining the power of price comparison with coupon codes. Using patent pending technology, PricesandCoupons.com offers an unbiased method for shoppers to find the …

Savings Tools and Information:

Seasonal Food Calendar
Grocery Store Sales Calendar
The Food Keeper
USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food
32 ways to save when grocery shopping
20 ways to save on groceries

Watch:

Supermarket Secrets – Dispatches part 1
Supermarket Secrets – Dispatches part 2

Save Money Using Coupons:

Coupons.com – wide variety of up to the minute coupons, think of it as the Sunday paper coupon section.
Coupon Mom – online coupon codes, printout coupons and free samples, etc.
Coupon Cabin – updates deals three times a day. “most-used coupons” and “favorite deals” sections. Weekly email newsletter alerts.
Coupon Surfer – offers …