internet shopping

Online purchases hit $41.5 billion in the third quarter, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The ease and convenience of shopping online means that Internet purchases made up more than 4% of U.S. retail sales in the third quarter, according to eWay.com. In 2004, online purchases...

As shoppers head to back-to-school sales early this year, the retail industry is watching their behavior closely for hints about the coming holiday season. So far, the signals appear mixed, with analysts disagreeing about whether revenue is up or down.

Four New Jersey furniture stores settled with the state following complaints they delivered defective or incorrect items and then did not give their customers refunds. The deal announced today by the state Attorney General's office ends an almost year-old lawsuit against Spectrum Home Furnishings...

Losses on commercial property loans are one problem. But a bigger, often-overlooked, risk is the potential for CRE to be a drag on the U.S. economy for years to come, or its potential to trigger a slide back, into a double-dip recession.

For people who don't like to shop, the Internet makes it easy. No crowds to fight and it's easy to compare prices. Combine that with something else the Internet is really good at -- bringing communities of people together to share things -- and you have Buxr.com, a Web site where people share...

Although New York is definitely not the book wonderland that it once was, it still has quite a few places for the hard-core bibliophile to curl up, search the stacks, and find a great book at a great price. However, as a cheapskate and recovering bookaholic, I tend to check out books from the...

It should come as no surprise to those of us that shop via the Internet that shipping costs often undermine the bargain. Some companies so inflate shipping costs that even $4 a gallon gas doesn't make their wares a wise purchase. One site that will come in useful in fighting the shipping cost blues...

Guidance, a company providing technology advisory services, recently commissioned a study of consumer's criteria for internet shopping. I found the results eye-opening. Show me the money: As you might expect, 43% of you listed price as your #1 factor: Men were slightly higher in this category at...