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  • August 2007

    • A Fool and His Money ... You Know

      newser  |  Consumerist  |  Aug 8, 07 6:22 PM CDT

      A Fool and His Money ... You Know

      Too much money? Here's some much-needed advice from the Consumerist: Make shopping your hobby. Don't budget. Buy your friends gifts you can't afford Grocery shop hungry, don't bring a list, and buy everything you sample. Use the ATM at the gas station. More »

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      list  • money  • bankruptcy  • shopping  • budget  • lifestyle

    • Will That Be Credit, Debit, or Cellphone?

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Aug 7, 07 4:41 PM CDT

      Will That Be Credit, Debit, or Cellphone?

      Shoppers in the not-too-distant future may have a new option when they get to the checkout line: their cell phones. Many retailers are warming up to the idea of consumers using "contactless" payment methods—cellphones or cards with a built-in wireless chips that can process transactions with a simple tap, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »

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      cell phones  • bank  • retail  • shopping  • credit card

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Small Labels Are the New Fashion Stars

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 18, 07 1:11 PM CDT

      Small Labels Are the New Fashion Stars

      Women of all ages are springing for trendier clothes from newer labels, and the fashion industry is scrambling to keep up, the Wall Street Journal reports. The fastest growing segment of the industry is small risk-taking labels that have elevated casual pieces like jeans, t-shirts and  cotton dresses to edgy fashion statements. More »

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      celebrity  • women  • fashion  • marketing  • retail  • consumer  • shopping  • fashion designer  • clothes

    • Wal-Mart Posts Record Sales Decline

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 10, 07 9:10 PM CDT

      Wal-Mart Posts Record Sales Decline

      Wal-Mart reported a 3.5% decline in sales this April, the wost monthly result the retailer has announced in nearly three decades of announcing. The figures, for stores open at least a year, reflect an early Easter, bad weather, and a rejiggered sales calendar that gave Wal-Mart positive numbers in March. More »

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      US economy  • housing market  • Wal-Mart  • retail  • shopping

    • Eco-Awareness Is In The (Reusable) Bag

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 7, 07 10:57 AM CDT

      Eco-Awareness Is In The (Reusable) Bag

      Whether it's a designer tote bag with a three-figure price tag or a $5 carryall from the convenience store, Americans are slowly catching on to the European trend of answering the eternal question "paper or plastic" with "neither." Tote bags eliminate environmental stress, proclaim a consumer's eco-friendliness, and can even exude style. More »

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      environment  • fashion  • environmentalism  • consumer  • shopping  • plastic  • paper bags

  • April 2007

    • JCPenney Dominates Online

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Apr 30, 07 12:04 PM CDT

      JCPenney Dominates Online

      The identity of one of the web's largest and most successful retailers may come as a surprise. It's JCPenney, Business Week reports, and it attracted 926,000 paying customers to its website in the first quarter—a number that ranks the 105-year-old company with web giants like eBay, Amazon, and Ticketmaster. More »

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      Internet  • retail  • consumer  • shopping  • online retailers  • JCPenney

    • Death Be Not Proud (At a Discount)

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 12, 07 4:47 PM CDT

      Death Be Not Proud (At a Discount)

      What does it say about us, Mark Morford asks, that wandering the aisles at Costco in Palm Desert, CA, we come upon not only drums of olive oil and eighty-packs of frozen cream puffs, but over there, right next to the tires and the lawn furniture and right behind the 10-foot plasma TV: discount caskets. More »

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      death  • consumer  • shopping  • Costco  • coffin

    • Small Towns to Chain Stores: Let Us Shop!

      newser  |  Governing  |  Apr 4, 07 4:24 PM CDT

      Small Towns to Chain Stores: Let Us Shop!

      Small towns and exurbs are bending over backwards to woo national retail chains, Governing magazine reports from the International Council of Shopping Centers' convention. Phalanxes of city reps descend on the dizzingly massive—and cutthroat—annual spring conference in Vegas, attempting to raise their profile and land a Pottery Barn or Trader Joe's. More »

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      business  • Starbucks  • retail  • consumer  • shopping  • economics  • retail shopping  • growth  • International Council of Shopping Centers

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