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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
Shopping: Can You Afford Christmas This Year? (Newsweek) Despite deep discounts, it's going to be a mean season for holiday shopping. us.rd.yahoo.com
Proposed shopping center could pack Chandler council meeting (The Arizona Republic) A proposed 30-acre shopping center at Riggs Road and Arizona Avenue is expected to pack Thursday night's meeting. us.rd.yahoo.com
Jenice Armstrong: Shopping smarter (Philadelphia Daily News) THIS HOLIDAY shopping season, I'm going to have a plan before I hit the malls. No aimless roaming around King of Prussia this year. Given how shaky the economy is, I'm going to come up with a budget ahead of time and stick to it no matter how tempted I get. 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
Searchme Launches Shopping Feature in Time for Holidays to Make Online Gift Hunting Fast, Easy and Fun (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Web search innovator Searchme Inc. has launched Searchme Shopping, a new feature that lets shoppers browse items as easily as if they were viewing a print catalogue, but with the ease and convenience of comparison pricing and one-click access to individual retailer sites, just in time for Black Friday and the holiday gift rush. us.rd.yahoo.com
Retailers: Holiday shopping will go on despite down economy (The Commercial Dispatch) Despite tough economic times, local retailers are optimistic holiday shopping will continue and are ready to compete for customers stricken by the spiraling economy. 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
Economy slashes shopping lists (MPNnow.com) SHOPPING SLUMP: As the holidays near, people are focusing on more quality items for less money. us.rd.yahoo.com
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