In Response to Chris's Post About Starbucks

Do you think you will see alcohol sold at your local Starbucks anytime soon? Would you buy a beer or a glass of wine with your coffee? Do you think there will be any problems with people mixing too much caffeine and alcohol?

I do not believe that I will be seeing alcohol at my local Starbucks anytime soon. I think this is a crazy idea and am surprised that the stores that have already been selling beer and wine have been successful with it. The Starbucks that are around me are typically filled with people who are rushing to get to work and are stopping quick to grab their morning coffee or people who are sitting with a newspaper relaxing. I would never even think to get a glass of wine or beer at the stores. If I want to unwind after a days work I would rather go to the bar or out for dinner and drinks with my friends, not to a coffee shop. When it comes to any problems with people mixing too much caffeine and alcohol, I do not think it will be an issue. Nobody wants to have a coffee and a glass of wine, that is just disgusting. I too am interesting to see how successful or not this plan will be.

"Great for You" Options at Walmart

With healthier eating choices being promoted all over the country, Walmart too has joined in. Walmart is planning to label the healthy options they offer in their stores. Right now they are only labeling their in store brands, Great Value and Marketside, as well as produce. These labels are green and have the words “Great for You” written across. This system is not to pressure customers to buy certain items but it certainly helps determine what products are healthy choices.

Walmart put this system in place after promising to “improve the nutritional quality of food it sells.” Along with their already low prices, they have even further dropped the prices of produce. Walmart is putting in great efforts to promote and market these options to make America more fit. Do you think by putting these labels on healthy food that customers will be more likely to buy them? What other ways could Walmart market healthy options to its customers?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/business/walmart-to-add-great-for-you-label-to-healthy-foods.html