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High-street shopping losing appeal in plugged-in Asia (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Internet is replacing the high street as the shopping destination of choice in the Asia Pacific, with a new survey showing a majority of Internet users prefer to go online to buy everything from electronics to holidays. us.rd.yahoo.com
Online Holiday Shopping Looking Grim (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance) Ars Technica reports: The holiday shopping season may be a little less of a consumer orgy this year and more of a consumer makeout session thanks to the faltering economy, according to a new report from PriceGrabber. us.rd.yahoo.com
British public are giving up shopping as credit crunch bites, says new report (Daily Mail) With the economic crisis deepening, fewer people are treating shopping as a leisure activity, retailers have told the Bank of England. us.rd.yahoo.com
Taiwan Government Brings Forward Shopping Voucher Expiry To Sep '09 (Nasdaq) TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- The Taiwan government said Thursday it approved its plan to hand out NT$82.9 billion (US$2.48 billion) in shopping vouchers, but shortened their expiry date to Sept. 30, 2009 from the end of 2009. us.rd.yahoo.com
OCEANSIDE: Plans approved for city's largest shopping center (North County Times) OCEANSIDE ---- Brushing aside objections from the owner of a competing mall, the Oceanside City Council approved plans Wednesday for the city's largest shopping center. us.rd.yahoo.com
The holiday shopping season is almost upon us (Centre Daily Times) The holiday shopping season is almost upon us. Like many of our local residents I will be out early Friday morning, looking for deals and sales for Christmas. us.rd.yahoo.com
Banish the gloom with bright shopping venues (West Bloomfield Eccentric) The forecasts are gloomy, and it's not the unseasonably cold weather that economists are talking about. Rather, they're gritting their teeth at the prospect of a lean holiday shopping season. So lean will it be, they're predicting, that sales could be in the negative column, meaning a decrease in sales from previous years. That's where suburban shoppers come in. Let's face it: We're all feeling ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Shopping season has hot toys (The News-Press) While this holiday shopping season is looking Grinch-like for embattled retailers, toys are still top priority on the list of gift-givers. us.rd.yahoo.com
FareCompare ties up with ITA to optimise airfare shopping experience (eyefortravel.com) FareCompare has partnered with ITA Software to enhance its airfare search and improve online airfare shopping for consumers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Local markets can fill your Thanksgiving shopping list (Pensacola News Journal) Local markets can fill your Thanksgiving shopping list us.rd.yahoo.com
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