The more modern and high-tech your grocery store gets, the more low-tech your paper coupons look in comparison. And sometimes the combination just doesn’t work – digital sensors, smartphones and mobile wallets simply aren’t all that compatible with old-school discounts printed on dead trees, which need to be packed up and shipped off to a sorting facility to be inspected by hand, like it’s 1960 or something.

But Amazon may be bridging that divide. To a certain extent.  I’ve read parts of this story on other sites, but here’s a more complete article in Coupons in the News.

Bed Bath & Beyond hasn’t been in the best of health in recent years. And once the coronavirus pandemic hit, it only got worse. Now the retailer is making some drastic changes in order to bounce back. But the company has become so closely identified with its famous 20% off coupons, that even as it announces a slew of store closures and its sales have gone over a cliff, all anyone wants to know is – are we still going to be able to use those coupons? Interesting Coupons in the News article about changes being demanded by the activist investors group that issues a massive report and got a new CEO.