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Five tips for getting the best price online
Stacey Vanek Smith Dec 19, 2012
How to navigate the brave new -- and complicated -- world of dynamic pricing.
The brave new world of dynamic pricing
Stacey Vanek Smith Dec 19, 2012
Online retailers are changing their prices multiple times a day, raising prices when they can, lowering them when they must. Want a better deal? Wait 10 minutes.
'Santa' and 'budget' can coexist
Shereen Marisol Meraji Dec 17, 2012
Families and experts share how they express their generosity without pulling out the plastic.
Spirit of the (cyber)season
Robert Reich Dec 13, 2012
Does the embrace of online shopping lessen the meaning of the holiday season?
Imagine a calendar without a holiday shopping season
David Weinberg Dec 13, 2012
How would the economy be affected if we didn't have Christmas and other holidays to stimulate our spending?
Retailers could step up freebies for shoppers
Dan Bobkoff Dec 10, 2012
As holiday season heads into the last stretch, retailers are gauging just how much they have to give away to get skittish shoppers to spend.
The Furby: Creepy and in demand
Kai Ryssdal Dec 6, 2012
The Furby is back this holiday season, and it's as strange and coveted as it was in 1998.
Musicians rally against cuts to web royalties
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Nov 28, 2012
A proposal in Congress would let Internet radio sites pay lower royalties.
How to spend smart this holiday season
Paddy Hirsch Nov 27, 2012
With holiday season upon us, we're likely all going to be spending a little more over the next month. How can you prepare for the holiday dent in your wallet?
Black Friday may not reflect overall holiday shopping
Julia Coronado Nov 26, 2012
Americans spent almost 13 percent more over the holiday weekend than last year, according to the National Retail Federation. But does the weekend binge mean we are actually spending more?
