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  • July 2008

    • Is New iPhone Apple's Vista?

      USA Today  |  Jul 28, 08 1:21 PM CDT

      Is New iPhone Apple's Vista?

      (Newser) - It’s still exceedingly tough to get a new 3G iPhone due to limited supply, and myriad technical problems persist in registering and operating the eagerly awaited gadget. Apple has apologized for the lines, and the bugs in its new syncing software, but one analyst tells USA Today that the fallout might soon sour perceptions of the company as a whole. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • consumer  • Microsoft Vista  • consumer electronics  • iPhone 3G  • Apple Store

    • Shopping in US Looks Like the 1970s: Analyst

      Associated Press  |  Jul 20, 08 8:01 PM CDT

      Shopping in US Looks Like the 1970s: Analyst

      (Newser) - Retailers and marketers are closely watching American shopping trends, knowing that recession habits can linger for years, the AP reports. Studies show that 63% of Americans have cut down spending by coupon-cutting, biking to work, and buying store brands. They're also buying smaller cars and shopping at discounters. "We are looking at stuff that reminds me of the 1970s," one investment manager said. More »

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      auto industry  • Wal-Mart  • Toyota  • consumer spending  • consumer  • consumer goods  • consumer products

  • June 2008

    • Ads Tap Into That 'Mad-as-Hell' Feeling

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 5:14 AM CDT

      Ads Tap Into That 'Mad-as-Hell' Feeling

      (Newser) - Advertisers are feeling our pain. So they're tapping into consumer rage over rising prices by saying "we understand," and using that to sell products and services. Take a Southwest ad that asks what the competitors have been smoking. "Apparently, your rolled-up $20s," it quips. A legion of ads has cropped in similar fashion to assure us that companies sympathize with our anger, the New York Times reports. A few examples: More »

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      advertising  • consumer  • Southwest Airlines  • trend  • Harley Davidson  • Versus cable  • Eastman Kodak  • Jackson Hewitt

    • Consumers Rattled by 'Green Overload'

      New York Times  |  Jun 15, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      Consumers Rattled by 'Green Overload'

      (Newser) - Inundated with reports on how best to save the environment, many consumers are left confused and suffering from an information overload the New York Times dubs “green noise.” Many eco-facts are contradictory and options are puzzling (is it better, for example, to get a used car, or a hybrid?). Environmental groups worry that too much green noise could stop people from paying attention at all. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • consumer  • advertising campaign

  • May 2008

    • Study: Drug Ads Misleading. No, Really.

      Time  |  May 18, 08 12:18 PM CDT

      Study: Drug Ads Misleading. No, Really.

      (Newser) - Drug ads are multiplying on TV, and manufacturers are starting to advertise medical equipment used in invasive procedures, so now might be a good time to wonder what the spots are telling us. Not as much as they should, Time reports. An independent researcher has found drug companies are using distractions, fast-talking, and tricks gleaned from neuroscience to downplay negative side-effects. More »

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      advertising  • FDA  • consumer  • prescription drugs  • drug companies  • TV advertising  • side effects

  • April 2008

    • Haggling Makes a Comeback

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 15, 08 7:05 AM CDT

      Haggling Makes a Comeback

      (Newser) - Many shoppers might consider haggling a buying technique better suited to a Moroccan carpet bazaar than their local mall, but the practice is picking up steam in the US in the midst of increasing economic woes, reports the Los Angeles Times . Cash-strapped consumers are trying to create bargains rather than hunt them down, and retailers stuck with unsold stock are giving sales staff more leeway to cut deals. More »

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      retail sales  • consumer  • shopping  • retail shopping  • retailing  • shoppers  • negotiation

  • March 2008

    • Apple Has Top Brand, World Consumers Say

      Reuters  |  Mar 31, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Apple Has Top Brand, World Consumers Say

      (Newser) - Apple is the world's "most inspiring brand," as well as the one most consumers say they can't live without, according to a new survey on brand impact. Meanwhile, Reuters reports that Microsoft was the brand buyers thought most in need of an overhaul—with the United States as runner-up. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • marketing  • consumer  • USA  • brands

  • January 2008

    • Dow Tanks on Consumer Woes

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 11, 08 3:25 PM CST

      Dow Tanks on Consumer Woes

      (Newser) - The Dow plunged 246.79 points to 12,606.30 today as investors, worried about consumer spending, fled retailers and credit-card issuers. Analysts are concerned the mortgage crisis has finally hit pocketbooks, hurting credit, jobs, and public confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports.The Nasdaq slid 48.58 to close at 2,439.94, and the S&P 500 fell 19.31 to 1,401.02. More »

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      Dow Jones  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • McDonald's  • consumer  • American Express  • MasterCard  • Capital One  • Discover  • Tiffany

  • November 2007

    • Weak Dollar Draws Foreign Shoppers

      Time  |  Nov 30, 07 9:46 AM CST

      Weak Dollar Draws Foreign Shoppers

      (Newser) - Foreigners are taking advantage of the weak US dollar to do their holiday shopping in the States, Time reports in a look at a double-edged trend. Even as American shoppers find the cost of imported goods soaring, international visitors are arriving in droves, and "they're mentioning the exchange rate more often," says one merchant. More »

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      US dollar  • consumer  • currency exchange  • exchange rate

  • October 2007

    • Timing Is All

      ABC News  |  Oct 13, 07 10:37 AM CDT

      Timing Is All

      (Newser) - ABC News offers these tips on the best time to: Work out: The afternoon, when you’ve eaten and muscles are warmed up. Get groceries: Tuesdays and Fridays, when produce is freshest. Pick up a prescription: Play it safe and pick your pills up in the second week. Pharmacies make mistakes more frequently in the busy first week of a month. More »

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      exercise  • consumer  • time  • chores

    • Swipe at Your Own Risk

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 7, 07 5:27 PM CDT

      Swipe at Your Own Risk

      (Newser) - Think your credit card bill is high? Some businesses may soon have to pay Visa $25,000  for not protecting your credit-card data. Merchants are required to meet standards to keep computer systems safe from hackers. But only 44% of the 327 largest merchants have validated their compliance, reports the Wall Street Jounal . This month Visa is going to start fining offenders. But they won't tell you who the offenders are. More »

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      consumer  • hackers  • credit card

  • September 2007

    • America, as Defined by Wal-Mart

      ABC News  |  Sep 13, 07 4:29 PM CDT

      America, as Defined by Wal-Mart

      (Newser) - Wal-Mart knows a lot about Americans, courtesy of the 208 million US consumers who shop there every year. ABC News takes a look at the superstore's sales figures and finds a portrait of the nation's changing face and taste. Some highlights: Boxers are tied with briefs; Ohio buys the most TVs; and the top-selling Wal-Mart item? Bananas. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • retail  • consumer  • America  • shopping  • Americans

    • Italy Says Ciao to Pasta for a Day

      Associated Press  |  Sep 13, 07 2:56 AM CDT

      Italy Says Ciao to Pasta for a Day

      (Newser) - Mama mia! Italians fed up with rising pasta prices will do the unthinkable today—ditch their beloved starches for a day. Consumers are being urged to boycott the nation's signature dish for a day because prices have risen 20 percent in recent months. Pasta makers say they're at the mercy of rising wheat prices and predict the action will have little impact. More »

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      food  • Italy  • strike  • consumer  • boycott  • pasta

    • Contrite Jobs Offers $100 iPhone Credit

      Associated Press  |  Sep 7, 07 6:06 AM CDT

      Contrite Jobs Offers $100 iPhone Credit

      (Newser) - It didn’t take Apple CEO Steve Jobs long to reverse his dismissal of complaints about the new iPhone discount from the first consumers to buy the gadget. He apologized and  instituted a $100 credit for those who don't fall under the 14-day refund period. Jobs had told early buyers “that’s life in the technology lane"— but backpedaled after hundreds of angry emails. More »

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