Read more retail shopping stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19748/retail-shopping.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71985/target-will-pay-shoppers-to-bring-their-own-bags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTarget and CVS will reward customers for using reusable shopping bags, and the efforts could take a billion plastic bags out of circulation. Though some retailers—notably Wal-Mart—have been slow to hop on the eco bandwagon, initiatives at smaller chains such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have met...http://www.newser.com/story/71985/target-will-pay-shoppers-to-bring-their-own-bags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 14:31:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68417/long-receipts-get-shoppers-in-a-twist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBuy a pack of gum at a New York drugstore, get a foot-long receipt. That’s just one example of the paper-trail overload generated by many retailers in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reports. What was once a record of your purchase has become a ribbon of countless coupons, contests,...http://www.newser.com/story/68417/long-receipts-get-shoppers-in-a-twist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 9:48:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62716/how-you-can-shop-and-help-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant to do some shopping and do some good—at the same time? Sandy Stonesifer, writing for Slate, offers some ways to buy for the betterment of humanity: Go for products that donate a portion of proceeds to charity—like Product (Red) iPods, which give to the Global Fund, and...http://www.newser.com/story/62716/how-you-can-shop-and-help-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 19:34:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57690/rich-feel-guilty-spending-now-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven the still-rich are unhappy in this economic climate, though their dolor is more likely to come from shame than anything else, USA Today reports. 54% of people who have $100,000 to spend after such mundane things like mortgage payments and taxes “feel guilty purchasing luxury goods” nowadays, according...http://www.newser.com/story/57690/rich-feel-guilty-spending-now-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 15:18:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56328/designers-fight-store-discounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDepartment-store sales may woo bargain shoppers, but they turn off the high-end base luxury designers cater to, Christina Binkley writes in the Wall Street Journal , and cut into those designers’ profits and brand control. Discounts last Thanksgiving set off a chain reaction that collapsed high-end retail’s pricing structure. “That’s not...http://www.newser.com/story/56328/designers-fight-store-discounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 9:33:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49831/mens-spring-fashion-looks-on-bright-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMen better get used to wearing pink, or at least orange, as menswear designers are hoping that a splash of color will get reluctant shoppers to open their wallets. Retailers are pushing bold shades for the spring season, the Wall Street Journal reports, and even labels that have emphasized traditional,...http://www.newser.com/story/49831/mens-spring-fashion-looks-on-bright-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 16:17:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43431/learn-to-live-with-less.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLight wallets may seem particularly woeful around the holidays, when cheer often comes with a retail pricetag. But shopping binges, while they may be satisfying, ultimately just add to overconsumption problems worldwide, Judith Levine writes in the Washington Post . So she and her partner tried something new: They went a...http://www.newser.com/story/43431/learn-to-live-with-less.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Nov 2008 12:44:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42594/seeking-xanadu-shopping-malls-find-purgatory-instead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn American institution—the shopping mall—is slouching toward extinction, Newsweek reports. With a record number of retail outlets, including ubiquitous Gap and Foot Locker, planning closures, roughly 20% of the 2,000 largest malls are failing, says one professor, leaving the fate of developing mega-malls like New Jersey’s Xanadu...http://www.newser.com/story/42594/seeking-xanadu-shopping-malls-find-purgatory-instead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Nov 2008 16:28:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42008/staggering-slowdown-hits-retail-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetail sales plummeted last month ahead of the holiday shopping season—which threatens to be the worst in decades, the New York Times reports. The downturn ran the gamut from upscale department stores to shops like the Gap. Neiman Marcus saw a 28% drop compared with the same month last...http://www.newser.com/story/42008/staggering-slowdown-hits-retail-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 6:04:40 CST