More than a quarter of vacuum cleaners sold on Amazon have at some point pretended to offer a discount when they had actually just increased the price, according to new research.
Economics & Business
Oct 6, 2022
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When consumers are trying to decide between traditional and online shopping, many factors come into play, such as price, quality, convenience and timeframe. Now, thanks to new research reported in ACS' Environmental Science ...
Environment
Feb 26, 2020
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As millions of people begin their holiday shopping, they'll come across many familiar tricks online. In some cases, sites will hype limited-time deals with a countdown clock, warn you that the product you're looking at is ...
Economics & Business
Nov 29, 2019
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Logic suggests that online shopping is "greener" than traditional shopping. After all, when people shop from home, they are not jumping into their cars, one by one, to travel to the mall or the big box store.
Environment
Feb 5, 2016
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A little-known Silicon Valley startup was caught in a firestorm of criticism this week for making software that exposed Lenovo laptop users to hackers bent on stealing personal information. But Superfish Inc. has also won ...
Software
Feb 22, 2015
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Cyber Monday is turning into Cyber Month. Retailers rolled out discounts and free shipping deals on Cyber Monday, with millions of Americans expected to log on and shop on their work computers, laptops and tablets after the ...
Internet
Dec 1, 2014
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Online US shopping for Black Friday deals soared to $3 billion during a two-day period beginning Thursday, with tablets and cell phones as top must-have items, estimates showed Saturday.
Business
Dec 1, 2013
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When many Americans enter a store these days, they have three things: a wallet, a shopping list and a smartphone.
Business
Dec 8, 2011
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Google's next frontier in digital mapping will span the world's shopping malls and airports.
Software
Nov 29, 2011
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US shoppers were on pace to drive "Cyber Monday" sales to a new record high as people flocked the Internet to snap up deals offered by online retailers.
Business
Nov 29, 2011
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