Tag: consumerism
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New science suggests that shoppers have innate tendency to fall for bargains.
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Pintrest and Svpply, two web organizing sites, are helping some users reduce waste.
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'Tis the season to spend on gifts for loved ones. How have Americans parted with their cash in the past?
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Chief Rabbi in the UK meant no criticism, but warns of the dangers of consumerism, which he says divide and...
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Architectural tricks induce shoppers into buying up to 60% more than intended.
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According to NBS, Chinese consumer spending was up to $262.6 billion as of October.
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44% feel worse off in 2011 than they did in 2010, and many are changing food and beverage habits to make ends...
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Within the increasing number of people purchasing goods, brand awareness is rising, but loyalty to particular...
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The threat of fraud is not great enough to deter people from doing more and more of their shopping on the web....
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Is it worth it for companies to charge more for a higher quality product that lasts longer?
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Middle class Chinese are working hard but also shopping like never before and it's playing a significant part...
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As incomes rise, so does consumerism - a look at how this translates to the retail world.
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According to research from the Conference Board, Consumer Confidence Index rose to 70.4 in February 2011,...
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Barry Ritzholtz provides food for thought as to when your favorite technology will expire.
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Post recession hoarding is having an impact on purchase patterns as customers hang onto products for longer,...
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Artist explores the death of the 100W light bulb in France through a tea kettle that heats water through...
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PSFK curates some of the brand strategy, digital and creative advertising news and ideas that caught our...
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Obsessed with the idea of living without excess belongings, Sydney-based musician Christopher Kelaart has set...
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An innovative campaign has been launched to educate kids on the realities of advertising.
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The Story Of Stuff book continues where the popular video left off, and is filled with examples of hope, and...
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What is the legacy our culture will leave behind?
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This is an extract from the draft John Grant’s new book Co-opportunity, contracted for publication with John...
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Back in July we came across the results of a study on consumer behavior as it related to “going green”....
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A vampire rendition of Barbie will be used to market an already popular movie adaptation of the Twilight...
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In the first part of my article on Post Consumerism, I touched on the drivers of the “Citizen Renaissance,&...
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It was recently suggested by Barack Obama that we should borrow and spend less and save more, not rebuilding...
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Salon recently spent a day with authors Anneli Lawson and Kristan Rufus who have taken the spirit of DIY...
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Anthropologist and author Grant McCracken looks at the state of our economy and asks the question “What...
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Artist Simon Evans has created this stunning meditation on consumerism and his own personal consumption as...
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As an update to our post from last week on Gary Hustwit’s newest documentary Objectified, the folks at...











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