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The basket price at GroceryChoice represent the average basket price for the region for each supermarket chain. The Total basket price reflects weekly grocery purchases by the average Australian household.

Independent testing of product quality has been done to allow ‘like-for-like’ comparisons between retailers. However, some differences in the quality of fresh meat, fruit and vegetables may still exist and consumers should consider this when making price comparisons.

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/01/Rick_Wagoner_Can_General_Motors_Really_Be_Green_Motors

General Motors Chairman and CEO discusses the effects national and state fuel economy standards are having on the automobile industry.

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General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner speaks at an event hosted by The Commonwealth Club of California titled Can GM Really Be Green Motors?

General Motors will bring 16 new hybrids to market in the next few years, including a futuristic plug-in. Has the world’s largest car maker turned the corner on climate change?

The Detroit automaker still doesn’t like some of California’s environmental laws, but it now recognizes that climate change is a real problem to be solved. The answer, Wagoner says, is to diversify fuel sources to include ethanol, hybrids and one day even hydrogen – The Commonwealth Club of California

G. Richard Wagoner Jr. has been Chairman of General Motors Corp., since May 1, 2003 and its Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2000. Mr. Wagoner serves as Chief Executive Officer of General Motors North America. He joined General Motors Corporation in 1977.
Mr. Wagoner served as President of North American Operations of General Motors Corp. from April 2005 to July 1, 2006. Mr. Wagoner served as President of General Motors Corp., from 1998 to 2003, as Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 2000 and as Executive Vice President and President GM’s North American Operations from 1994 to 1998 and executive vice president and chief financial officer from 1992 to 1994 and also had responsibility for worldwide purchasing from 1993 to 1994. Mr. Wagoner was president and Managing Director of General Motors do Brasil (GMB) in 1991 and 1992. Prior to that, he was Vice President in charge of finance for General Motors Europe based in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1989 and 1990.

Mr. Wagoner began his GM career as an analyst in the Treasurer’s Office in New York in 1977. After several promotions there, in 1981 he became treasurer of GMB in Sao Paulo. In 1984, he became Executive Director of finance for GMB. He moved to GM of Canada Limited in 1987 as Vice President and finance manager. In October 1988, he became group director, strategic business planning, for the former Chevrolet-Pontiac-GM of Canada Group. He has been a Director of General Motors Corp., since 1998 and serves as a Director of General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada Ltd.

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How would you like to save one-third or even one-half on some of the grocery items you buy?

You can do it, but you have to know where to look.

KMBC’s Jim Flink put some local stores to the test to see if he could buy items cheaper just by shopping around.

Flink tested three different kind of stores — Price Chopper, ALDI and Wal-Mart.

His shopping list was simple: oat cereal, a can of corn, a box of macaroni and cheese, eggs, ravioli, bananas, bread and bacon.

Flink only bought off-brands and always bought the cheapest item available. He did not use any in-store discounts or coupons.

In some cases, the price difference was remarkable.

For example, macaroni and cheese was 63 cents at Price Chopper, 50 cents at Wal-Mart and 33 cents at ALDI.

Flink reported that ALDI was the low price leader on every item purchased. ALDI sold oat cereal for $1.49, at a savings of 35 cents. Canned corn sold at 39 cents, versus a high of 63 cents.

And ALDI also sold a dozen eggs for $1.39 versus a high of $1.78 at Wal-Mart.

The smallest savings found was for a can of ravioli, there was only an 11-cent differential.

The greatest savings difference was in bacon, although the sizes and quality were clearly different between the ALDI bacon, which sold for $1.79, and the bacon from Price Chopper that rang in at $4.28, Flink reported.

In total, Flink spent $13.62 at Price Chopper, $11.59 at Wal-Mart and $9.11 at ALDI.

Some more tips to cut your grocery bill are to stockpile. Stores discount most items only once per 10 to 12 weeks, so if the item won’t go bad, buy it while it’s on sale.

Also, shop on Sundays — that’s when the coupons and circulars come out, and Consumer Reports found that families can save more than $600 a year by utilizing them.

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http://live.pirillo.com – We all cringe when we pull up to the gas pumps these days. Unfortunately, our griping won’t lower the prices at the pump. Here are some tips sent in by a reader to help you conserve gasoline, and hopefully save you some money.

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