There could be a Walmart gift card worth up to $100 in your future. The retail giant has agreed to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit, providing gift cards as compensation for certain customers who were charged too much sales tax when using coupons.

If you qualify, the window to claim your share of the settlement is now open. But don’t count your cash just yet.

The settlement pertains to shoppers who used a coupon when purchasing a taxable item at any Walmart store in the state of Pennsylvania, from June 8, 2007 through April 15, 2015. Pennsylvania is one of five U.S. states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri and Texas being the others) where sales tax is levied on your out-of-pocket total after all coupons are applied, instead of to your pre-coupon total.

That’s not what happened to Verona, Pennsylvania resident Brian Farneth back in 2013. He used a “buy one get one free” coupon for Gillette shaving gel at a Pittsburgh Walmart, when purchasing two items priced at $2.97 apiece. But he noticed he was charged sales tax on the full value of the items, $5.94, instead of on his post-coupon total of $2.97.

So he sued. And the dispute has dragged on ever since. The case was certified as a class action earlier this year, so potential class members were notified of their eligibility. But the case appeared headed for trial, until Walmart agreed to settle the dispute, without admitting any wrongdoing. Read the rest of the article from Coupons in the News here.

Remember when the appeal of Target was its “cheap chic” merchandise? Well, now Target wants to appeal to shoppers who like their merchandise just plain cheap.

Target is introducing a new low-priced, no-frills brand next week called “Smartly”. If Target’s Market Pantry brand is too upscale for you, and Up&Up too pricey, then Target hopes Smartly fits the bill.

Smartly is a line of “affordable household necessities”, encompassing more than 70 everyday items like detergent, body lotion, paper plates and razor blades. With basic block lettering on plain packaging and straightforward labels like “Liquid Hand Soap” and “Bath Tissue”, the items look a little like something you’d see in a hospital – minimalist and kind of sterile, like a moderately updated version of the old, generic-brand groceries with stark black-and-white labels reading “COLA” or “PEAS”.

“Our team dug deep to pinpoint exactly what guests were looking for in essentials and personal care – namely, lower-priced options unlike anything Target has offered before,” Target said in announcing Smartly’s launch. Smartly items will range in price from 59 cents to $11.99, with most items costing less than $2.

That represents an attempt by Target to attract budget-conscious shoppers who aren’t brand loyal, who might otherwise go elsewhere for more affordable items.

“It’s about showing people that I don’t have to go to ALDI or I don’t have to go to Dollar General to find what I’m looking for,” Target’s chief merchandising officer Mark Tritton told the Wall Street Journal.  Read the entire article here.