RWCMom

PetSmart Is A Good Purr-chase - Barron's

Puppies & babies, always good for the soul - and evidently the economy. I hear there is a boom in teen pregnancies - not good for teen mothers & their families but good for Gymboree, Kids R Us, Target, K-Mart, WalMart.

Review of Safeway's 2009 Annual Shareholder Meeting

You buy 10 shares so that you can attend shareholder meetings or make shareholder proposals. There is nothing illegal about it.

What Safeway has to offer is broad inventory, quality house brands and locations. I have close access to Target, Trader Joe & Whole Foods (across from Safeway) and shop at each of them for different items. I can depend on Safeway for branded products my family demands and one-stop shopping when time is at a premium.

Although I commend Safeway for entering the organic and green markets, they are charging too much of a premium for those products; I can pay the same price and get better selection of meats and specialty organics at Whole Foods. I can get better priced recycled paper products and quirky selection at Trader Joe. However,for working moms, the premium may be worth the convenience.