News tagged with shopping
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Is free Wi-Fi a good deal for coffee shops?
Free Wi-Fi has turned coffee shops into de facto work spaces. That's good for a region full of digital nomads armed with laptops who want to escape the isolation of working alone. But it's been a mixed blessing for coffee ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Many Britons too lazy to change TV channel: poll
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.
Aug 10, 2009 |
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PayPal outage frustrates merchants, consumers
(AP) -- PayPal suffered periodic breakdowns that crimped Internet sales for more than four hours Monday.
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper
(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.
Jul 01, 2009 |
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IAC shares surge despite $28M quarterly loss (Update)
(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.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Shopping behavior: Consumers flock together, but don't necessarily buy
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.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Finding our own little worlds has never been easier
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 ...
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's disease
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Overdoing it? Simple techniques can help avoid overindulgence
Some people overindulge on junk foods or needless shopping sprees when they feel depressed. Others lose control the minute they feel happy. Is there a way to avoid such extreme actions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Re ...
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Marketing professor says online shopping will look something like Second Life in the future
For all of the conveniences of online shopping -- no crowds, easy parking, seemingly endless choices -- it can't always compete with the real thing. At least not yet. A Kansas State University marketing professor said consumers ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Buying local isn't always better for the environment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shopping locally may not be as good for the environment as having food delivered, according to new research by the University of Exeter (UK). Published in the journal Food Policy, the study ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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