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eBay Fraud: Fake Golf Club Scam Costs Customers Millions

Times Online | Adam Fresco, Crime Correspondent | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Ebay, Conspiracy to Defraud, Internet, eBay Customers, Online Shopping Fraud, Fake Golf Clubs, Gary Bellchambers, eBay Scam, Internet Auctions, Online Shopping, eBay Fraud, Business News

A global network of criminals duped eBay customers into buying millions of pounds worth of fake golf clubs in the largest fraud uncovered by the onlin...

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How We Started a Viral Business

Alexis Maybank | Posted 07.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Gilt Groupe, Sample Sales, Zac Posen, Fashion, Online Shopping, Business, Starting-a-Business, Business News
Alexis Maybank

We were aiming to create a viral business model, but it depended on getting an initial critical mass of loyal style mavens to become members of our company.

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Web Browser: What Twitter and Facebook are Doing to Retail Shopping

Pam Bristow | Posted 06.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Pam Bristow, Target, Karl Lagerfeld, Fashion, American Apparel, Diane VonFurstenburg, Twitter, Online Shopping, Facebook, Sunglass Hut, Style News
Pam Bristow

Even fashion demi-god Karl Lagerfeld maintains a Chanel-centric Twitter account where we get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into one of design's most brilliant minds.

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My Imitation Future Lifestyle

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 03.20.2009 | Style

Read More: Status, Money, Humor, Costumes, Online Shopping, Fake Watch, American Consumerism, Spam, Ford Ranger, Imitation Rolex, Imitation, Rolex, Fraud, Fake Rolex, Bmw, Consumerism, Branding, Style News
Jeffrey Shaffer

I need to hold off on procuring the imitation Rolex until I can augment it with an imitation BMW, imitation Armani wardrobe, and the all-important imitation second home in Telluride.

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Black Friday versus Green Retailing

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Black Friday, Dematerialization, Green Shopping, Green Living, Online Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Zoomii, Green News
Graham Hill

We all want good selection, good quality, and more and more, green goods at a good price. Somebody is bound to make it happen. And soon enough, hopefully, to make the next Black Friday a little greener.

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Online Retailers Launch Early 'Black Friday' Sales

InformationWeek | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Black Friday Online Sales, Online Shopping, Online Sales, Black Friday Sales, Black Friday, Business News

With the economy in the tank, retailers have decided there's no time like the present to get out those Black Friday sales. Rather than wait for the...

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The Very Best In Online Shopping

Refinery29 Pipeline | Posted 11.15.2008 | Style

Read More: Fall 2008, Fashion, Online Shopping, Shopping, Style News

The way we see it, time is just as precious these days as your hard-earned pennies. And, being the humble purveyors of our own e-commerce site (www.re...

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Getting or Finding? Sad Truth About Shopping (Replete With Gerunds Galore)

Richard Laermer | Posted 10.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Laermer.com, Trendspotting, Online Shopping, European Currency, Web Searching, Living News
Richard Laermer

I was in London visiting a pal, walking through Piccadilly and thinking this place is so old-fashioned! There are bookstores, record stores (yes, rec...

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Shopping Gone Good?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Ebay, Online Shopping, Green Living, Technology, Shopping, Fair Trade, Techcrunch, Goodguide, Worldofgood, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Can an online marketplace with information about products' social and environmental impacts change the world -- or is it just another way to ease consumer guilt?

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Amazon Launches Text-Message Shopping

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business

Read More: ISBN, UPC, Online Shopping, Text Shopping, TextBuyIt, Amazon, Amazon Text Shopping, Business News

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc.'s brick-and-mortar competitors have yet another reason to fear the Web: a new service that lets shoppers compare price...

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Online Holiday Sales Up 19 Percent

Valleywag | Nicholas Carlson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Online Shopping, ConScore, Shopping Online, Gian Fulgoni, Business News

Online shoppers spent 19 percent more this holiday season than last year, according to ComScore. It's a big number, but not as big as last year's 26 p...

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Cyber Monday US Retail Sales Exceed Expectations

MSN Money | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Cyber Monday News, Holiday Shopping, Cyber Monday, Cyber Monday Sales, Online Shopping, Cyber Monday Ads, CyberMonday Shopping, Cyber Shopping, Cyber Sales, Cybermonday, Business News

US online retail sales have been growing at better-than-expected rates in the run-up to the holidays, according to Wall Street analysts and internet r...

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E-Commerce Tips To Avoid Holiday Shopping Fraud

US News & World Report | Kimberly Palmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Online Shopping, Online Sales, Stolen Credit Card Information, Black Friday, Online Transactions, Cyber Monday, After Thanksgiving Sales, Business News

Even before the turkey is turned into next-day sandwiches, shoppers will be making their holiday lists and getting ready to click their way to purchas...

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