Zellers Is Back – My Initial Review
Zellers is back online and in select Hudson Bay stores in Canada. And of course i’m interested in seeing what they have for audio fans.
The online store has just opened so nothing is being offered when it comes to home entertainment appliances, but a limited amount of cell phone and vlogging accessories can be found on the site, as well as a very small selection of licensed toys, although the licensed merchandise catalog is still offline.
They just opened so i’m expecting them to expand their catalog beyond their limited selection of home furnishings, clothing and retro merchandise. And who knows, maybe they’ll have a vinyl section soon now that sales of this format have skyrocketed back past CD sales.
I don’t see them opening stores full of vinyl, like yesteryear, but we might see online ordering and pickups. One can hope…
By the way, if you are interested in purchasing something from the store, Rakuten is offering 1% back on purchases at Zellers because they’re under the Hudson Bay banner.
Here is an offer for new members. And I believe you can get 20% off by paying with a Mastercard using this coupon until the 24th.
Going to a Concert soon?
Rakuten Canada is currently offering up to 3% cash back on Ticketmaster purchases. And new users can get a $30 Cash back bonus by clicking here.
Vinyl Outsells CDs in the United States
NPR has just reported that vinyl records have outsold CDs for the first time since 1987 ; 41 million units sold in 2022 compared to 33 million CDs, regardless of the vinyl shortage that occurred that year.
Click here to read the article.
Gift Card Offers
Today is the last day PC Optimum members can get 5000 bonus points per $50 Apple Gift Card purchase at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores. But the same offer will be available at participating Loblaws stores until Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 and up to ten $50 gift card can be purchased.
Additional information on these offers can be found on the official PC Optimum site.
Indigo a No Go Online
Online purchases have been temporarily suspended at Indigo Book Stores due to a security breach on February 8th, 2023.
Customers have received emails from this retailer re-assuring them that credit and debit card information was not likely accessed during the breach and other customer data appears to not have been compromised either. But the retailer has taken their online orders offline until further notice.
In store purchases are unaffected and customers should be able to use the site to browse but it appears that they will be unable to check a product’s availability at the stores online.
The Indigo app is also offline and any Plum points expiring in February will have their expiry date extended to March 31st, 2023.
Gift Card Bonus / Mobile Site
PC Optimum Members have until tomorrow, the 28th of December 2022, to get 10,000 bonus points on $100 Apple Card purchases at participating Shoppers Drugs Mart stores. And there is a limit of $500 worth of cards and 10 card maximum.
BTW, i’ve made a mobile friendly site for people using their cell phones or tablets, mainly for people who are visiting retailers offline. Click here to access this site.