Every Deal in the Marc's Weekly Ad
Ora reads weekly ads item by item. This is every deal in this week's Marc's ad, in all five regional versions Marc's prints across Ohio.
The numbers
The ad for September 16 to 22 carries 254 priced items in the Cleveland version. 78 of them are multi-buys, nearly a third of the ad, and the highest share Ora has read in a grocery ad so far. 71 of the 78 are 2 for a price, most often 2 for $7 or 2 for $5.
The rest are single prices, plus 2 buy-one-get-one and 8 digital coupon markdowns.
Five versions, seven differences
Marc's prints the ad in five regional versions: Cleveland, the counties around it, Canton, Youngstown, and Columbus. 233 items appear word for word in all five. Eighteen are typed differently from one version to the next, and seven of those change the deal.
| Item | Cleveland version | Where it differs |
|---|---|---|
| Powerade Sports Drink, $6.99 | in the ad | not in the other four |
| Donut Holes 10 oz | $7.00 | 2 for $7 in the other four |
| Downy or Gain Scent Boosters, $2.49 | no coupon | $2.50 digital coupon in Youngstown and Columbus |
| Lay's Potato Chips, $1.99 each | no condition | final price when you buy 3 bags, in Columbus |
| Zapp's Potato Chips, 2 for $4.98 | 8 oz | 6 oz around Cleveland, Canton, and Youngstown |
| Zesta, 2 for $5 | Oyster Crackers | Saltines in Columbus |
| Nature's Best Shrimp 2 lb, $11.99 | Broken | Cooked in Columbus |
Download the dataset: 1,266 rows, every priced item in each of the five versions with its deal text, price, multi-buy quantity, savings, limit, and dates.
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