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Consumer is a broad label that refers to any individuals or households that use goods and services generated within the economy. The concept of a consumer is used in different contexts, so that the usage and significance of the term may vary.

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Frequent flower buyers seek product variety

Biology / Other

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Florists and other retailers who sell flowers and plants can now add another tool to their marketing kit. A recent study of "consumption values" may help them understand what influences consumers' choices in regard to floral ...


EU agrees on new Internet user rights

Technology / Internet

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.


Industry backs off food labels after FDA criticism (AP)

Industry backs off food labels after FDA criticism

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may be misleading consumers, officials with the group said Friday.


Consumers still flock to Amazon: profit up 62 pct (AP)

Consumers still flock to Amazon: income up 62 pct

Technology / Business

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter earnings soared 62 percent, showing that consumers are comfortable opening their wallets to the online retailer despite the still-shaky economy.


EU: breakthrough on online music rights

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The EU's top antitrust official on Wednesday described a deal among Apple Inc.'s iTunes, music companies, distributors and online licensing groups as a "great breakthrough" that would roll out more Internet music ...


Consumers 'key part of solution' to global warming

UM Professor: Consumers 'key part of solution' to global warming

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (7) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers can have a major impact on the world’s efforts to reduce global warming, a major report has concluded.


Confidence may not be convincing when recommending products or services

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sometimes people can gain influence by expressing uncertainty, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Can social networking help consumers get healthier?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can social networking sites help people make wise health decisions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says it depend on people's willingness to take action on the information they gain from the sites.


Candy bar or healthy snack? Free choice not as free as we think

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

If you think choosing between a candy bar and healthy snack is totally a matter of free will, think again. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that the choices we make to indulge ourselves or exercise self-c ...


Buying green can be license for bad behavior, study finds

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Those lyin', cheatin' green consumers. Just being around green products can make us behave more altruistically, a new study to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science has found.


Sold-out products influence consumer choice

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An empty store shelf tempts shoppers to buy the next best thing, according to a new study from the University of Alberta.


Hummer owners claim moral high ground to excuse overconsumption

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (8) | comments 25

Hummer drivers believe they are defending America's frontier lifestyle against anti-American critics, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Consumers dictate their own 'rules of engagement' with retailers online

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Consumers are taking back control of their personal data as more businesses are proactively seeking detailed information (buying habits, demographic data, etc.). While retailers may use new technology as a way to gain a competitive ...


Shifts in consumer spending and saving will usher in a new economic era

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumer spending will lag rather than lead the recovery from the current recession, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin


Health journalists utilize audience, other media to build news agenda

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Approximately one-fifth of Americans follow health news very closely, according to the Pew Research Center. To identify how the demand for health stories is met, University of Missouri researchers surveyed national health ...