Outrageous shopping bills are a familiar nightmare for many compulsive shoppers. And contrary to popular opinion, men suffer that nightmare nearly as often as women. A new survey finds that both gende

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2006年

US Shoppers Flock to Stores Searching for Bargains The holiday shopping blitz is on. U.S. retailers opened their doors to accommodate crowds of shoppers looking for deals. One woman paid $97 for each of these four flat-screen televisions. I saved $61

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Tip(诀窍),resistance F: take up(获得) any sales tips? M: sure, give you 10% off and let you loose (放任自由)in my store F: I admit it. My sales resistance(对推销的抵制力) is low. M: your sales resistence is not existent. F: Im a pushover(容易被

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F:Mr. Hale, dont you tell me you re opening another store? M: I wish my news were that good. F: things couldnt be going that poorly for you? M: When is the last time you shopped at Hale store? F: Well. I Ur you know I dont really shop that much. M:

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This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mersky, got a minute? Pay attention, retailers. For a fatter buttom line, you might wanna have some hunks and hotties on hand. That's what Jennifer Argo and her colleagues say. she teaches bu

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Cosmetics-Shopping-Outlook 化妆品-购物-前瞻 Not only as an act of courtesy,but also to look good,women spend time and energy polishing their appearances.At the very least,lipsticks and foundations can be found in any woman's purse these days.I

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(man) Current studies show that what goes on labels is an important consideration for manufacturers, since more than seventy percent of shoppers read food labels when considering whether to buy a product. A recent controversy as to whether labels on

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So, theyre scanning your items at the grocery store, and when the last tomato gets bagged youre stunned at the cost. How did you spend so much? Maybe those cherries were 12 bucks a pound. Or maybe you should have paid more attention to what you put i

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now for a story most of us can probably relate to. You buy something online, and then you change your mind. So what to do - keep it, regift, send it back? Well, Americans had interesting things to say about their return habit

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By Carol Pearson Washington 11 September 2007 People the world over are buying more processed and packaged foods, sometimes with unwanted side effects: foods high in salt, sugar and fat. But a supermarket chain based in the northeastern U.S. state of

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Business 商业报道 Retailing 零售业 The raw and the clicked 传统采购与网购 Grocery has so far resisted the rise of online shopping. That may be about to change 杂货店可能将无法再抵制住网购的盛行 THERE is a huge differenc

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Business. 商业。 Personalising online prices. 个性化网购价。 How deep are your pockets? 你的钱包有多鼓? Businesses are offered software that spots which customers will pay more. 能发现愿意多付钱客户的软件现可供企业使

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Business 商业报道 Canadian retailing 加拿大零售业 Drug deal 药品生意 A merger to see off an American challenge 实行兼并抗衡美国的挑战 THEY met on July 11th in a minivan on a country road. 7月11号,维斯顿佳林,加拿大

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A record 247 million U.S. shoppers visited stores and websites over Thanksgiving weekend, up from 226 million last year, according to an industry survey released on Sunday. Total spending reached an estimated 59.1 bill

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There were six lines in the supermarket. Five shoppers stood silently in five lines. Three shoppers stood silently in the sixth line. Bob went to the sixth line. The old man in the front of the line was talking to the cashier. The cashier nodded her

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Business. 商业。 Consumer goods in India. 印度的日用消费品。 Seducing shoppers in Sticksville. 吸引小城市消费者。 India's small towns are the next frontier. 下一个前沿阵地:印度的小城市。 GROWTH in India is slowing

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Many of us find it difficult to avoid the chocolate and crisps aisles in the supermarket, not to mention the desserts fridge. 逛超市的时候,很多人都会发现自己很难不去逛逛巧克力及膨化食品商品通道,更不用说甜品柜

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The U.S. holiday shopping season has officially begun, with shoppers crowding stores for post-Thanksgiving sales in a yearly event nicknamed Black Friday. The competition for the best deals took an aggressive turn Thursday night, when a woman at a Wa

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Grocery shopping 超市大采购 Aisle be damned 该死的通道 For the best bargains, avoid shopping around for your groceries 欲求物美价廉货,货比三家要不得 THRIFTY shoppers do not have to look far to find a bargain. Offers abound i

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