Brisbane Times

Grocery shoppers plied with rewards
Brisbane Times
AUSTRALIA'S big two supermarkets have stepped up their battle for shoppers' hearts and wallets in the past month, with revamped loyalty cards designed to keep baskets full and customers faithful. But as shoppers are greeted with the latest sales ...
Why supermarkets love loyalty cardsSydney Morning Herald

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LA's unwise war on shopping carts
Los Angeles Times
Coming up with laws mandating that stores should secure shopping carts shouldn't be the city's responsibility. The City Council has unanimously passed, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has signed into law, an ordinance that will require all new stores ...



WSMR volunteer wins shopping spree
Las Cruces Sun-News
"All registered volunteers from 2011 had a chance to win the shopping spree," said Julia Armstrong, WSMR Army Volunteer Corps Coordinator. The drawing was held at the annual Volunteer Awards and Recognition Ceremony on April 12.



Tampabay.com

Bank says U.S. shopping trips costly to economy
Tampabay.com
Canadians making a run to the US border to shop are costing the economy much more than earlier believed, the Bank of Montreal says. "There are already more than 50 million visits to the US by Canadian residents annually," with the number expected to ...
Cross-border shopping 'drain' on economyTheChronicleHerald.ca
Cross-border shopping hitting economy hard, BMO saysCTV.ca
US to cash in on new Cdn. shopping rulesBrandon Sun
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After IPO, Facebook may go shopping
The News Journal
To shore up e-commerce offerings, Facebook could buy a shopping startup, such as social-buying service Payvment Inc., or an online-payment provider, he said. Building on the Instagram deal, Facebook may go after a social-video sharing service like ...

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Shopping habits change with the weather
Financial Times
But another senior retailer says the way people shop for clothes has changed, which makes them much more sensitive to factors such as daily temperatures. “For the last 15-20 years, consumers have become more and more event driven, so they only buy when ...

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Metro

Shoppers desert the high street as rains sweep in
Metro
Rain has caused the biggest fall in town centre shoppers for two and a half years. Heavy April downpours led to a 12.6 per cent drop in footfall compared to the same period last year, according to a report. The weather hit an already woeful first ...
Rain dampens shoppers' enthusiasm for high streetYorkshire Post

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June 9 shopping event benefits American Cancer Society
Hudson Hub-Times
The Hudson Relay for Life will host its second annual shopping extravaganza this year in an effort to raise money for the American Cancer Society's signature event. A "Shopping for a Cure" Boutique will take place June 9 from 10 am to 2 pm at the ...

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Load up on shopping savings
NEWS.com.au
Grocery shopping is an expensive exercise and unfortunately it's not about to get any cheaper. We've been enjoying falling prices for some items as a line of products rebound from last year's floods and cyclones. But that's about to change, ...

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TexasElectricityRatings.com Updates Site Design and Provider Rankings
Houston Chronicle
TexasElectricityRatings.com, a consumer advocacy and shopping website for deregulated Texas Electricity, has launched a site redesign aimed to improve customer experience and satisfaction. They have also updated their retail electricity provider ...

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