Grocery Store Sales Cycles- What’s on Sale

With the New Year upon us and getting a little organized with not only my space and my time..but with our $$ too…I want to be a good steward.   One of the things that I like to do is to look ahead at the year and just see what is going to be on sale..when.  It’s called Grocery Store Sales Cycles.  I don’t plan all my grocery shopping around this BUT you can plan meals around the Grocery Store Sales Cycles and save big.  I’ve done this for years,  this is just a partial list, but gives you a good idea of what will go on sale when.  Stores usually do the same thing over and over,  year after year.

This is just a partial list of course,  Companies have there own sales within all these sales.  This is just to get you thinking ahead…

January

• All things related to dieting and healthy eating.
• All kinds of Sodas, Chips, Dips, Cheese, Sandwich Items, Crackers, Snacks..because it’s Super Bowl Sunday
• Cold Remedies, Vitamins and the like.
• I just read that it’s also National Oatmeal Month too..so you can assume Oatmeal will be on sale.

February

• It’s National Canned Food Month…so LOTS of canned food on sale
• Hot Breakfast Month
• All things Valentine related.. i.e.…candy
• It’s Chinese New Year..so anything related to cooking Asian style

March

• Frozen Food Month – frozen foods of all kinds
• St. Patrick’s Day – things like Corned Beef
• Cereals

April

• Anything related to Easter such as Hams, baking supplies,  eggs of course
• Earth Day-organics, reusables, eco-friendly

May

• BBQ ing supplies such at BBQ sauce, charcoal, condiments, chips and stuff like that for Labor Day
• Cinco de Mayo – Mexican food ingredients,  such at tortillas, sauces, salsa’s etc.
• Paper products such as paper plates, cups, plastic utensils
• Mother’s Day is also this month so stores will run different specials for special meals

June

• More BBQ sales – hotdogs, chips, condiments
• Father’s Day – Meats like steaks and such
• Dairy Month – all things Dairy..milk, yogurt, eggs, CHEESE etc. 

July

• BBQ Sales – Meats
• National Ice Cream Month..so ice cream of course
• Back to school things start being promoted so sometimes snacks and foods like lunch items..tuna,
• 4th of July!  Lots of outdoor foods

August

Back to School – Lots of snacky items,  cereal, peanut butter, jelly, deli meats

September

• Back to School – More Snack foods and Cereals,  Breakfast items
• Fall Cooking – Soup making products like soup starters, Promotion and sales of comfort foods i.e.. Chicken pot pies
• Diabetic  foods

October

• Start of Baking supply sales..Pumpkin, sugar, evaporated milk, Chocolate Chips
• Halloween – Candy, Fresh Pumpkins, apples, Carmel apple supplies
• National Seafood Month – Seafood!

November

• This is a great Pantry Stock up Month..plan ahead!
• Thanksgiving – canned vegetables, lots of other canned goods such as Cranberries, Pumpkin, Tomatoes, Broth, Gravy, Fruit, Baking Supplies of all kinds, Turkey’s, Ham, Stovetop stuffing..you get the idea..stock up!
• Crackers, party trays
• Cocoa, Coffee and  Tea
• Salami’s, Cheese’s
• Butter..did you know Butter can be frozen?

December

• Christmas/Holidays, New Year – More baking sales, crackers, party trays, Salami’s, Cheese’s, Butter, Eggnog, dessert mixes, Pie crusts, Ham

There is also seasonal produce..which I will cover in another post.  You can really save when you buy what is in season.

Do you have something you would add to this list?  You can help others save by sharing this list.