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High-street shopping losing appeal in plugged-in Asia (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Internet is replacing the high street as the shopping destination of choice in the Asia Pacific, with a new survey showing a majority of Internet users prefer to go online to buy everything from electronics to holidays. us.rd.yahoo.com
Online Holiday Shopping Looking Grim (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance) Ars Technica reports: The holiday shopping season may be a little less of a consumer orgy this year and more of a consumer makeout session thanks to the faltering economy, according to a new report from PriceGrabber. us.rd.yahoo.com
Taiwan Government Brings Forward Shopping Voucher Expiry To Sep '09 (Nasdaq) TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- The Taiwan government said Thursday it approved its plan to hand out NT$82.9 billion (US$2.48 billion) in shopping vouchers, but shortened their expiry date to Sept. 30, 2009 from the end of 2009. us.rd.yahoo.com
Shopping season has hot toys (The News-Press) While this holiday shopping season is looking Grinch-like for embattled retailers, toys are still top priority on the list of gift-givers. us.rd.yahoo.com
OCEANSIDE: Plans approved for city's largest shopping center (North County Times) OCEANSIDE ---- Brushing aside objections from the owner of a competing mall, the Oceanside City Council approved plans Wednesday for the city's largest shopping center. us.rd.yahoo.com
Local markets can fill your Thanksgiving shopping list (Pensacola News Journal) Local markets can fill your Thanksgiving shopping list us.rd.yahoo.com
Taiwan man with eight "wives" thrilled with shopping vouchers (AFP via Yahoo! News) A Taiwanese man with eight "wives" and 32 children said Wednesday he expected to collect 4,500 US dollars in shopping vouchers to become the largest beneficiary of the new scheme. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lead Still A Concern for Parents Shopping for Toys (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey) var nopreviewimage = "1"; if (nopreviewimage == ""){ document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } The start of the holiday shopping season is just over a week away. And this year, there's less talk of lead weighing on toy manufacturers and retailers. But that doesn't mean it's gone altogether. WFMZ's Melissa Batulis has more on how to make sure what you're shopping ... us.rd.yahoo.com
British public are giving up shopping as credit crunch bites, says new report (Daily Mail) With the economic crisis deepening, fewer people are treating shopping as a leisure activity, retailers have told the Bank of England. us.rd.yahoo.com
Fire breaks out in NE China shopping mall, no casualties reported (Eastday.com) A fire broke out in a shopping mall in downtown Qiqihar, northeastern Heilongjiang Province right after this noon, according to local government. No casualties have been reported so far, local government said. us.rd.yahoo.com
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