IDEAS AND INSPIRATION: Meijer, Price Chopper, 7-Eleven

Ketchup- Markers, crayons, colored pencils and glue are among the items in Meijer’s new store brand school supply line.

- 7-Eleven provides a taste of the bayou with its new line of 7-Select New Orleans-Style chips. The chips come in two flavors: Bayou Original and Spicy Bayou Blaze.

- Price Chopper is running a “Summer Friday Freebie” promotion. Each Friday, until August 30, it offers an e-coupon for a free PICS store brand product with any $15 purchase. PICS-brand ketchup, seltzer and frozen fruit bars are among the items that have been offered for free.