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America Finds a New Thanksgiving Tradition in #WalmartFights
Not only are Black Friday sales less than they’re cracked up to be, the day-after-Thanksgiving national shop-a-thon is getting dangerous. Starting late on Thursday night, Anonymous-linked Twitter account @YourAnonNews began encouraging Twitter users to document fights seen outside retailers open for for the holiday using the hashtag #WalmartFights.
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The Workers Who Bring You Black Friday
My brief, stressful life as a warehouse tempo in Southern California’s Inland Empire, the beating heart of America’s online shopping beast.
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On Cyber Monday, here’s how to not get cyber screwed
‘Tis the seasons for getting monster deals online. But just because Cyber Monday lacks the threat of being trampled to death by a hoard of penny pinchers doesn’t mean you’re safe. Scammers, hackers, and swindlers of all types are lurking in grungy basements around the world, ready to dupe anyone who fails to properly protect their e-commerce transactions. Here’s everything you need to do to make sure your Cyber Monday goes off without a hitch
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Meet the Two Retail Giants That Won’t Let You Buy Online Today
Shoppers won’t find any Cyber Monday deals today at Ross or Marshalls, the two discount retailers. Sure, they want your business. But you’ll have to get in your car and visit one of their bricks and mortar stores.
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Aldi grocery store: best in America, related to Trader Joe`s
Chances are that you have never set foot inside the best grocery store in America: Aldi. And even if you are lucky enough to be in one of the 32 states where Aldi is, perhaps you were put-off by the cardboard boxes in lieu of shelves, or the row upon row of suspicious-looking off-brands. What is this place? Why do I have to put down a deposit to check out a cart? What is the weird giant shelf by the exit? And what do you mean, I have to pay for a bag?
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Santa the Hutt
The Betabrand store in San Francisco put this display of a morbidly obese Santa Claus in the store as a photo opportunity for shoppers. It was designed by sculptor Cianna Valley. That's what happens when you sample cookies and milk (and other treats) from the homes of millions f loyal children. I'm sure that spiked egg nog didn't help, either. So far, a thousand people have taken a picture with Santa the Hutt during his first week on display.
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On Cyber Monday, Pinterest More Than Tripled The Revenue Sent To Online Retailers
As Pinterest opens its doors to advertisers, retailers have been carefully monitoring the service's ability to drive traffic to their sites, and more..
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Supermarkets selling chicken that is nearly a fifth water
Frozen chicken breasts on sale in leading supermarkets are being pumped up with water and additives that make up nearly a fifth of the meat to the point where consumers are paying about 65p a kilo for water, the Guardian can reveal.
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Disabled Mannequins Featured in Zurich Store Windows
The “Who is perfect? Come closer” awareness campaign developed by the Swiss disabilities rights group Pro Infirmis, featured disabled mannequins in five Zurich clothing store windows to draw attention to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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The 12 Days of Christmas: Gifts Inspired by the 2013 Covers of Vogue
Here’s hoping our inventive take on the “12 Days of Christmas” will help you find the perfect present for the many, many people on your own list.
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Chinese man fed up with his girlfriend’s shopping jumps to his death
A Chinese man jumped seven stories to his death after an all-day shopping mall trip with his girlfriend, who insisted they visit one last sale. After five hours of shopping at a large Pengcheng Square mall in Xuzhou in the Jiangsu region of China, Tao Hsiao, 38, demanded he and his girlfriend head home, the Daily Mail reported.
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Arizona man banned from Walmart for life for attempting to price-match
An Arizona man says he has found out the hard way just how to get banned from Walmart for life. Joe Cantrell loves to ad match. He goes through circulars to find the biggest discounts, and then goes to Walmart.
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Murder by Craigslist in 2013
Six years after the first killings committed through the online classifieds site, vicious criminals are still using it to lure their victims to their deaths.
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Yes, you can haggle at your favorite retailers—and you’re getting ripped off if you don’t
For anyone not used to bargaining, there’s a keen anxiety that comes with shopping trips to the souks of Marrakech or Beijing’s Silk Market. With every purchase comes the nagging question: “Am I the sucker?” And though standard pricing common in the developed world might give disproportionate pricing power to retailers, at least there are no suckers since everyone pays the same price.
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Layaway Santa Picks Up Tab Again
The spirit of giving is in full swing this season as the act of paying off layaway plans for strangers has gone from novelty to trend. The most recent display of generosity was in the Dallas suburb of Granbury, Texas, when a secret Santa walked into the local Walmart and paid off the store’s entire list of layaway accounts.
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11 percent of people shop online naked, survey says
A PayPal survey reveals and reveals and reveals. The most revealing aspect is that a considerable percentage of people admit they actually like to online shop in the nude.
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There's a New Deliveryman in Town
Some doormen say it started as long as six years ago. Others say the surge started more recently. But they all say the volume of packages delivered to their buildings during the holidays has ballooned in recent years, bringing the rush of a mailroom to their once-peaceful front desks.
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A Year of Controversial Products
The year featured no shortage of consumer controversies, from Google Glass to Citi Bike to Jay Z at Barneys.
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Amazon sold 426 items per second in run-up to Christmas
Just like last year, Amazon is reporting that the 2013 shopping season was its biggest yet, not just in terms of its sales, but also with its services. The company announced today that on Cyber Monday alone, more than 36.8 million items were ordered worldwide, up from last year's 26.5 million items — that's about 426 items purchased per second. Amazon Prime broke records as well, gaining more than 1 million new members in the third week of December.
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