News tagged with shopping
Retailers Expect a Grinch-like Christmas, Says UB Retail Expert
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Unfortunately for retailers, the Grinch will be pushing the shopping cart again this holiday season, says Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research in the University at Buffalo School of ...
10 unusual gadgets and gifts for geeks
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone ...
Aisle placements affect grocery sales, research shows
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in ...
New research may help to reduce global supply chain disruptions
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With consumer spending dwindling over the past couple months, retailers are hoping to see it increase with the holiday shopping season. In order to seize the opportunity and boost sales, retailers need to ...
PC sales expected to benefit from Windows 7 release
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Last week's launch of Windows 7 by Microsoft Corp. is widely expected to ignite a boost in sales of PCs after the company's last operating system failed to ignite much excitement.
School children could lead the way on sustainability
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Many children are not only passionate about environmental issues, but more than capable of driving forward sustainability initiatives, argues new research into the role of schools in developing more sustainable communities. ...
PC shipments gain in 3Q, a good sign for holidays
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Worldwide shipments of personal computers edged back up in the third quarter, according to industry researchers, a promising sign for the industry as it heads into the holiday shopping season.
Candy bar or healthy snack? Free choice not as free as we think
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
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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 ...
Many Britons too lazy to change TV channel: poll
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Britons are so lazy that one in six cannot be bothered to change television channel if the remote control is not working, according to a study Monday.
PayPal outage frustrates merchants, consumers
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- PayPal suffered periodic breakdowns that crimped Internet sales for more than four hours Monday.
Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task - while saving you cash.
IAC shares surge despite $28M quarterly loss (Update)
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The recession took a bite out of IAC/InterActiveCorp in the first quarter, as revenue fell 22 percent in the Internet company's media and advertising unit, which includes the Ask.com search engine.
Shopping behavior: Consumers flock together, but don't necessarily buy
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Consumers are attracted to crowds in stores, but they are not likely to buy something from a crowded location, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Finding our own little worlds has never been easier
Mar 04, 2009 |
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What an author won't do for a book. In 2004, San Jose State University associate professor Andy Wood decided to embark upon an experiment: He would fly from San Jose to New York, rent a car and drive back the 3,000 miles ...
Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's disease
Feb 25, 2009 |
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A new comprehensive review by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and the University of Cambridge, England provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating ...
