Grocery Stores Adjust as San Diego’s Digital-only Coupon Ban Takes Effect

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A first-in-the-nation law banning digital-only coupons at San Diego supermarkets goes into effect Wednesday. The law was designed to save more customers, but supermarkets are taking different approaches that, in some cases, limit offers. The Supermarket Price Transparency Act, passed in April and refined in July to address industry concerns, was written to provide equal access to discounts for city shoppers who cannot use coupons online via smar…