Good morning and Happy Friday! I’m Betty Lynn Fisher for the Friday consumer edition of Daily Money.
Megan McDonald, 36, of Boxford, Massachusetts, noticed a change in her shopping habits in the two years she started taking GLP-1.
Ever since MacDonald started using the GLP-1 drug Zepbound and lost 175 pounds, she’s turned her attention to produce and meat at the end of the supermarket. And she’s not interested in the snack aisle.
she is not alone. GLP-1 is changing the way consumers buy food, clothing, health and beauty products, and eat out.
One analyst said this was causing “upheaval” in the retail industry.
I’ll give my mom a treat this weekend.
Here we have put together some budget-friendly places where you can treat your mother, or the special person in your life, on Mother’s Day.
Gas price pain
Rising gas prices are causing consumers to rethink how much they’re driving and what they’re driving. Some places also rent electric cars.
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