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Think Online Retailers Charge Us All the Same Price? Think Again
One of the best things about shopping online was how easy the Web made it to compare prices so you could be sure you were getting the best deals. Not anymore: Now, many companies are using your personal data to decide what prices to offer you for their products.
The 10 Best Tools to Guarantee You're Getting the Very Best Price
Nobody wants to pay more than they have to for what they buy, and with all the deal-finding tools out there, there's no reason you should have to. From barcode-scanning apps to browser extensions that automatically seek out lower prices and coupon codes, here are a some of our favorites.
Target to Match Prices of Amazon, Walmart.com Year-Round
Target announced a bold new price-match program Tuesday, promising to give customers the same deals they find on online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.com. The new policy is similar to the one Target tried during the 2012 holiday shopping season.
What Amazon's Latest Sales Tax Deal Means for Shoppers, Retailer
Residents of Massachusetts will pay a little more to buy gifts on Amazon.com next holiday season. In its ninth such deal, Amazon has agreed to collect state sales tax on purchases made from the Bay State. Could these moves by states cost the e-commerce giant its edge on pricing?
How I Saved 50 Percent by Using Kmart as Its Own Showroom
The retail trend of showrooming is exemplified by the shopper who visits a store like Kmart to get a real-world look at a product, then goes online to buy it from a competing e-commerce site at a better price. But what if the Kmart competitor offering the best price is Kmart.com?
PayPal Announces the Season's Best Price-Match Policy
Every holiday season, most major retailers roll out special seasonal price-match policies in an attempt to assure customers that they won't be undersold. But chains like Target and Best Buy just saw their price-match deals blown out of the water -- not by another retailer, but by payment processor PayPal.
Retailers Finding Clever Ways to Win Smartphone-Using Shoppers
Brick-and-mortar retailers have been taking a beating from shoppers using their stores as mere showrooms for Amazon and other e-commerce sites. But ahead of Christmas shopping season, some experts suggest that a smartphone-equipped shopper should be seen not as a problem, but as an opportunity.
Male Vanity Gets Thrifty: Mansome Men Watch Their Wallets, Too
Nearly a decade after the metrosexual appeared, it has become de rigeur for men to primp, exfoliate and emulsify. But today's "mansome" man is interested in more than just getting the right look -- he wants the right price as well.
5 Bricks-and-Mortar Retailers That Are Showrooming-Proof
Showrooming -- when shoppers check out potential purchases in bricks-and-mortar stores, then buy them cheaper online -- is crushing many chains. But a few retailers are holding up just fine.
Discount Distortion: How Dollar Stores Actually Charge You More
You would think the biggest discounts could be found at dollar stores. If it's a dollar, it must be a discount. But a discount is more than just the cost of an item -- it's the amount that item is discounted versus the competition.
Bargain Shopping Simplified: Is This App the Answer?
When is a bargain not a bargain? When the hidden costs of finding it outweigh the lower price. Costs like shipping, or gas, or your extra time. NetPlenish aims to solve all that for the real best deal, and eliminate the biggest hassle of online shopping, too: the annoying checkout process.
Lowest Prices? That's Amazon, Not Walmart, Say Value Shoppers
When it comes to currying favor with America's value shoppers, Amazon is eating Walmart's lunch. The world's largest retailer has seen its low-price rep decline over the past 2 years, while the world's largest e-tailer has soared, according to an online survey.
Online Travel Sites' Dirty Little Secrets
There is absolutely nothing wrong with using travel portals, but you still can't assume that any given site is offering you the best possible deal. Let's go over a few things that Priceline, Travelocity, Expedia and Orbitz would probably prefer that you don't know.
Amazon Offers Price Check App Users a 1-Day Bonus
In a one-day ploy to get consumers in the holiday shopping spirit, on Dec. 10, Amazon.com, will reward shoppers who use its Price Check mobile app with a 5% discount (of up to $5) on three qualifying products.