Consumer Shopping Tips

Slow recovery in US continues, but employment and consumer spending remain weakNews from Daily Journal of Commerce: William Rutherford At the start of the second quarter, the U.S. economy is struggling. Corporate profits provided a surprisingly strong uptick, at greater than 6 percent growth – in line with the 10-year average. However, employment numbers were [...]

Shop Talk : Shopping tips for Mother’s Day on Martha’s VineyardNews from Martha’s Vineyard Times: By Katryn Yerdon May 9, 2012 Mother’s Day is here, this Sunday, May 13, and hopefully you have gotten your mother something special to say thank you for all she does. If you have left it ’til the last minute, [...]

BBB Tips for Successful Mother’s Day ShoppingNews from Tucson Citizen: Whether you are ordering flowers, shopping for custom jewelry, or arranging for a special spa day appointments for the wonderful women in their life, be a smart consumer. BBB sees lots of scams that focus on holiday shopping, and is warning consumers to proceed with [...]

Consumer spending falls in UKNews from Warc: LONDON: Consumer spending levels are continuing to decline in the UK, reflecting the challenges facing the country’s economy. According to a new study from Visa Europe, the financial services group, expenditure rates fell by 1.9% in April on a monthly basis, and by 4.3% compared with 12 months [...]

Tampa Bay Rays score with free agent bargain shoppingNews from Tampabay.com: By Gary Shelton, Times Sports ColumnistGary SheltonTampa Bay Times In Print: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Two teams. Similar dreams. One team has a new stadium, and as a result, it had money to burn. The other wants a new stadium, but still, it was [...]

SA couponer shares savvy shopping tipsNews from KSAT San Antonio: Small Text Medium Text Large Text SA couponer shares savvy shopping tips SAN ANTONIO – How much do you spend in a month on groceries? KSAT-12 met a local woman who spends maybe $ 150 and that includes toiletries and cleaning supplies. Jennifer King does [...]

US consumer spending slowed in March, income roseNews from BusinessWeek: By MARTIN CRUTSINGER order a reprint digg this save to del.icio.us WASHINGTON Amer…………… continues on BusinessWeek … Read the full article . Consumer Spending in U.S. Propels 2.2% First-Quarter ExpansionNews from San Francisco Chronicle: April 28 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. economy expanded less than forecast [...]

Jane Millikan’s tips for saving money by shopping secondhandNews from In-Forum: Jane Millikan’s tips for saving money by shopping secondhand Don’t buy something because it’s cheap. Ask yourself, “Do I love it?” Avoid hand-wash or dry-clean-only items unless you desperately love it. You’ve just bought yourself more work. Is that what you were shopping for? [...]

Duchess of Cambridge out bargain shopping on her downtime from royal engagementsNews from TheCelebrityCafe.com: 25th April 2012. ‘African Cats’ UK Premiere in aid of Tusk Trust at The BFI, Southbank, London. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge KGC-42/starmaxinc.com The Duchess of Cambridge can probably afford any item she wants, but the wife of Prince William enjoys a [...]

5 Things, Including Art and Shopping TipsNews from Patch.com: 1) Take the T this weekend: Between the SoWa Open Market and Art Walk, the South End Little League Parade, Walk for Hunger at the Common and some construction detours on Stuart Street, getting around will be tough. They’re all great events (well, except for the [...]