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Are women actually better at buying used cars than men? LeaseTrader, which runs a used-car marketplace for people who want to get in or out of a lease rather than buy, crunched some data and came to just that conclusion.
J.C. Penney Says 'No Sale': Cuts All Prices, All the Time to Simplify Bargain Hunting
11:07AM 1/25/2012
J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40% so shoppers will no longer have to wait for a sale to get its lowest prices. The move is intended to take the guesswork out of shopping by offering customers fewer sales and more predictable pricing.
5 Unconventional Ways to Squeeze Extra Cash Out of Your Budget
7:00AM 1/24/2012
When traditional financial advice doesn't fit your situation, get creative and save money by ignoring conventional wisdom. Here are five savings strategies that may seem counterintuitive -- until you add up the dramatic results.
5 Big Retail Chains That Will Be Gone in 5 Years
2:00PM 1/04/2012
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Company News, Investing, Sears Holdings, Retail, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Radio Shack
Recently, we've bidden farewell to Borders, Circuit City and Linens 'n Things. Here are five more once-thriving chains that are probably doomed thanks to lousy management or just being in the wrong business at the wrong time.
In 2011, shoppers were hot -- sometimes too hot -- for bargains, and a little too sensitive to the day's financial news. Savings gurus Jean Chatzky and JB Orecchia weigh in on the year's major spending pitfalls, and how to dodge them in 2012.
8 Survival Rules for Black Friday Shoppers
3:15AM 11/24/2011
Switch on the TV or open the newspaper today, and you'd think there was only one day a year to get bargains: Black Friday. But if you're not careful, the year's most-hyped shopping day can be filled with traps. Here's how not to get bamboozled.
Unemployed and Eager to Shop on Black Friday ... for You
4:30PM 11/04/2011
Economy, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp, Retail, Best Buy, Family Money
For many of the millions of Americans still out of work, shopping on Black Friday has become a luxury they can no longer afford. But some entrepreneurial consumers are refusing to be left with empty bags. They're going shopping for those doorbusters -- but for you, and for a fee.
Do You Really Want Walmart on Your Facebook Wall?
2:30PM 10/11/2011
Shopping at Walmart is your guilty pleasure, but would you share with your Facebook friends which store in the chain is your very favorite? The world's biggest retailer hopes you will, and it's launching more than 3,500 store-specific Facebook pages to connect shoppers with what's happening in their local aisles.
From piping in the smell of fresh-baked bread to making you wait in artificially long lines, your local supermarket works hard to get you to spend. Here's how to rise above the temptations.
Style Scavenger, our new column, is about finding good stuff in unexpected places. Our first challenge: Helping a recent college grad evolve his look from funky-grunge to interview- and office-ready. But before we get to the clothes, we'll have to figure out what to do with the tie-dyed hair...
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