You’d think that when retailers enhance their online shopping options, the goal would be increased online sales. Not so with Target, Gap and Rite Aid — which are adding new online tools with the hopes of boosting in-store sales.
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Must-See Consumerism TV: New Shows for Obsessions About Saving and Spending
Two new TV shows debut the week of October 15. While both are focused on extreme consumer lifestyles, the groups of people featured couldn’t be more different.
Cheapskates and shopping addicts are the newest reality TV …
Huh? Labor Day Supposedly Has the Year’s Biggest Shopping Discounts?
The personalized shopping website Shop It To Me recently ranked the year’s best holiday weekends for bargain-hunting consumers. The top time for deals may come as a surprise: Labor Day. Wait, Labor Day? Really?
It’s Gift Card Season! 10 Springtime Bonuses That Are Like Free Money
Spring is now a hot season for gift cards. Why? It’s when consumers are compelled to buy gifts for Mother’s Day, as well as graduations, weddings, First Communions, Father’s Day, and more. That’s a lot of gifts to buy, and chances are you won’t know exactly what each recipient really wants.
Now There’s a Daily Deal Site for Underwear
You have to give the daily deal industry some credit: It’s never short on new—and often, unorthodox—ideas. Groupon has been trying out $30 VIP memberships and creepy carnival-style games promising extra discounts in recent …
Think Black Friday Has the Cheapest Prices? Think Again
The only rational explanations for lining up outside the mall before the sun rises and putting up with monster crowds to go shopping on Black Friday are: 1) You just love the crazed, festival-like atmosphere; and/or 2) you assume …
Washington, D.C., America’s Shopping Capital?
TIME Moneyland has discovered why nothing seems to get done in our nation’s capital these days: Everyone’s too busy buying shoes.
145 Money Tips: Get Free DVDs, Avoid Bad Restaurants, Save Money & Mother Nature at the Same Time
There are also money lessons to be learned in this roundup from millionaires who hate fees as much (or more) than you and I, high-profile pawn shop owners who are wise enough to walk away rather than lose money on deals, and …
Tons of Sold-Out ‘Missoni for Target’ Goods Wind Up on eBay—At 3X Original Prices
Yesterday morning, Target began selling clothes, accessories, and home furnishings from its new Missoni for Target collection. To say that Target’s collaboration with the Italian fashion house has been a hit is putting it mildly. …
It’s a Deal: 30% Off Sitewide at Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic
Now through August 24, use the coupon code THANKS to get an easy 30% off your entire online purchase at Gap, Old Navy, or Banana Republic.
How Attractive Clothes Shoppers Affect Our Buying Habits
Looking for Style? Fashion Blogger Says Head to Walmart
Twenty-five-year-old Los Angeles-based stylist Shauna Miller has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, CNN, Good Morning America, Glamour, PerezHilton.com, and a slew of other major media outlets.
