After a day of giving thanks, today should become a day for Americans to hold their heads in shame for what our country has become. Here’s some of the headlines coming out today about black Friday shopping: Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers Customers rampage over a $2 waffle maker (video) Two women injured, […]
The nation’s largest private employer is seeing troubling times: Wal-Mart’s core shoppers are running out of money much faster than a year ago due to rising gasoline prices, and the retail giant is worried, CEO Mike Duke said Wednesday. “We’re seeing core consumers under a lot of pressure,” Duke said at an event in New […]
The Black Friday results show what was to be expected – a rather blue Christmas for retailers: As the closely-watched Black Friday weekend winds down, a National Retail Federation survey conducted over the weekend confirms the expected: more people spent less. According to NRF’s Black Friday shopping survey, conducted by BIGresearch, 195 million shoppers visited […]
This is a real sign of the times: A small but growing number of cash-strapped communities are printing their own money. Borrowing from a Depression-era idea, they are aiming to help consumers make ends meet and support struggling local businesses. The systems generally work like this: Businesses and individuals form a network to print currency. […]
In all honesty, this is poetic justice: High fuel prices are causing the value of used SUVs to plummet, often below what’s listed in the buying guides many shoppers use to negotiate with dealers. As a result, some new-car buyers think they’re getting cheated by dealers who are offering them little for their SUV trade-ins. […]