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Stop & Shop Discontinues Bring-Your-Own-Bag Incentive
Grocery retailer will no longer give customers 5 cents off their shopping bills for each bag they reuse.
Written by Jennifer Sloat.
Stop & Shop's rebate program that gives customers 5 cents back each time they reuse a shopping bag ended July, the supermarket chain announced in a letter to customers.
While we have been greatly encouraged by this, the program has reached a plateau in its effectiveness to encourage shoppers to reuse their bags," Sussman wrote.
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Stop & Shop said it would put support behind other programs to reduce environmental impact, including making a $10,000 donation to The Nature Conservancy on Long Island.
Stop & Shop has two local stores on Pond Path in South Setauket and on New York Route 25A in Setauket-East Setauket.
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With Additional reporting by Brendan J. O'Reilly.
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