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shopping stories: 63 news summaries

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Eat Cake? Let Them Shop
on Sundays

Sarkozy takes steps to scrap law keeping stores closed

Dec 4, 07 9:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy wants to ax a 1906 law that shutters most retail outlets on Sundays, Bloomberg reports. The move would modernize the country, the maverick president says, energizing an economy that has dragged behind that of other EU countries. "Previous governments, left and right, always dodged the issue,"... More »

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Louis Vuitton • shopping • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Paris • Sundays

'Cyber Monday' Breaks Records

Online shopping's biggest day rose 21%, to $733M; purchases made mostly from work

Nov 28, 07 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Online sales on Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, soared 21% over the previous year to a record-breaking $733 million, Marketwatch reports. Some 60% of the purchases were made from work, say comScore analysts; the average dollars spent per buyer decreased 12% from the same day a year earlier. More »

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shopping • online retailers • holiday shopping • Cyber Monday

Black Friday as Bargain Hunt

Thrifty shoppers crowd malls nationwide

Nov 24, 07 7:17 AM CST
(Newser) - On the traditional first day of the Christmas season, shoppers swarmed stores, as always, but the mood was less festive than anxious, reports the New York Times, as consumers flocked to discount chains, and hunted down bargains. Beset by worries about gas prices, adjustable-rate mortgages, and a skittish stock market,... More »

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shopping • US economy • holiday shopping • discounts

Black Friday Getting Longer

Stores open earlier to boost profits, attract headlines

Nov 22, 07 8:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Stores will open earlier than ever on Black Friday, with midnight openings becoming more common, the AP reports. Wal-Mart, in fact, began its sales today. "You sell two sweaters and you've broken even,” said one analyst. But Gap chief Glenn Murphy will be out with the hordes, then... More »

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shopping • JCPenney • business • US economy • chain stores • The Gap • department stores

Now PayPal Is Everywhere MasterCard Is

New service aims to protect financial info, simplify shopping

Nov 20, 07 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - PayPal is offering a new way for customers to pay on sites that don't normally accept the service. PayPal Secure Card creates a new MasterCard number for every transaction and retrieves members' payment information from their PayPal accounts. "From a merchant's perspective this looks like any other MasterCard transaction,... More »

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Internet • online fraud • shopping • eBay • online retailers • Internet security • phishing • PayPal • MasterCard

Stores Expose Customer Credit Card, Personal Data to Hackers

Major retailers neglect anti-theft encryption

Nov 16, 07 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Major US and European retailers routinely transmit sensitive data, including customer credit card and Social Security numbers, over wireless networks wide open to hackers. A recent undercover study by a wireless data security firm found half of stores in major shopping areas either exchanged data without anti-hacking encryption or used... More »

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shopping • wireless • identity theft • Internet security • hackers • computer security • retail stores • encryption

Compulsive Shopping Linked to Mental Woes

Disorder affects both sexes equally

Oct 25, 07 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 6% of the population suffers from compulsive buying, which is often linked to other problems with control and mood disorders, according to research in the American Journal of Psychiatry. About the same percentage of women and men are shopaholics, and addicts are likely to be young, near the limit... More »

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finances • psychiatry • antidepressant • shopping • mental illness • addiction • obsessive compulsive disorder • compulsive buying

Save Money; Buy Used

There's no need to throw away cash on these 10 items you shouldn't buy new

Oct 20, 07 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some things, like lingerie and toothbrushes, are best purchased new. In other cases, used is just as good—and far cheaper. MSN Money gives you the lowdown:
  1. Books
  2. CDs and DVDs
  3. Little kids' toys
More »

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budget lifestyle • shopping • list • budgeting • Amazon.com

Cargo Drop-off
a Sign of Slow Economy

Observers stunned
as port imports fall
after years of growth

Oct 9, 07 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A drop in cargo at US ports has stunned analysts, who call the 1.4% fall more evidence of a stalled economy. A few factors are keeping foreign cargo at bay—the low dollar, wary buyers, and a cool housing market among them—yet observers still expressed shock. "When... More »

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international trade • shopping • business • imports • exports • US economy • retail sales

All I Want for Xmas is a
$1.6M Concert 

Private Kirov Orchestra show tops new Neiman Marcus gift catalogue

Oct 3, 07 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A $1.6 million concert by the Kirov Orchestra is just one eye-popping highlight of Neiman Marcus' brand new Christmas catalogue, which is chock full of super-extravagant gifts most of us can only salivate over. The private concert for 500 includes a Steinway Concert Grand piano autographed by the musicians.... More »

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artificial intelligence • shopping • big gifts • robot • Christmas • Neiman Marcus • Kirov Orchestra

America,
as Defined
by Wal-Mart

With firm grasp on US consumers, snapshot of giant's sales is a self-portrait

Sep 13, 07 4:29 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

China's Malls Beg for Shoppers

China’s mall
explosion may mimic
US mortgages

Aug 28, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The malls keep going up in China, but the number of mallrats isn't keeping up with them. Indications abound of retail real-estate bubble, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but warnings to banks about loaning to malls aren’t halting new construction. Consumption is only 37% of Chinese output—half the... More »

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China • inflation • real estate • Prada • shopping • mall

Product Design Gets Wilder, Faster

Today it's round Kleenex boxes; tomorrow, talking ones

Aug 10, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Commercial product design is being overhauled faster and faster as brands compete in a fragmented market. The Internet and cable TV have diluted the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and companies are spending more money on engaging design to win customers: Pepsi, for one, is rolling out a new can every... More »

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media • advertising • shopping • consumer • design • product design • Internet advertising

Wal-Mart Hits Facebook

Retail giant turns to social networking to court back-to-school college shoppers

Aug 9, 07 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart is launching a back-to-school marketing campaign using Facebook, Reuters reports. The megachain has created a "Roommate Style Match" Facebook group to give college students a chance to coordinate decorating before moving in—and then browse an array of "recommended" Wal-Mart goods, including many the retailer promotes as... More »

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Internet • shopping • Facebook • college • student • Wal-Mart • college student

A Fool and
His Money
... You Know

Everyone has 10 ways to get rich—here are 10 tips for staying broke

Aug 8, 07 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Too much money? Here's some much-needed advice from the Consumerist:
  1. Make shopping your hobby.
  2. Don't budget.
  3. Buy your friends gifts you can't afford
  4. Grocery shop hungry, don't bring a list, and buy everything you sample.
  5. Use the ATM at the gas station.
... More »

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shopping • bankruptcy • list • money • budget • lifestyle

Will That Be Credit, Debit,
or Cellphone?

Next-gen tech gives cash-free shoppers more options

Aug 7, 07 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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retail • cell phones • shopping • bank • credit card • smart card

Top 10 Online Book Sellers

Forbes picks the best based on selection and buyer experience.

Jun 25, 07 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes picks the best based on selection and buyer experience.
  1. abebooks.com
  2. amazon.com
  3. audible.com
  4. bn.com
  5. powells.com
More »

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shopping • literature • list • book • online book

Small Labels
Are the New Fashion Stars

Trendy, casual designers are edging out the stalwarts

May 18, 07 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Wal-Mart Posts Record Sales Decline

Drop in business
at megachain
worst in 28 years

May 10, 07 9:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Eco-Awareness Is In The (Reusable) Bag

From cheap to designer,
totes help eliminate the plastic glut

May 7, 07 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

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