shopping

by Jay Zagorsky The holiday shopping season is now here, and Americans are ready to splurge. The average U.S. shopper expects to spend more than US$1,000 on gifts for Christmas and other winter holidays this year, surveys…

by Cliff Weathers WHEN WE THINK of counterfeit products, we may envision cheap watches, sunglasses, or handbag knock-offs sold by edgy street vendors or shadowy guys in trench coats. These are harmless enough as far as ripoffs go, with…

by Cliff Weathers WHILE YOU MAY already be purchasing new products that are deemed environmentally friendly, you can actually contribute to a by buying used items, especially those that take a lot of energy and resources to produce. Of…

Shoppers who land on retail sites through Facebook or Twitter are less likely to make purchases. Their conversion rates average 1.2 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. Per average order, however, they spend more than those who come…