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Two young women with headbands hold face masks at the Shanghai Disneyland theme park as it reopens following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease

Millennials in China reexamine their spending habits as economy recovers

Business, Economics and Jobs

Millennials in China have been known to be big spenders. But as the Chinese economy recovers from a coronavirus-induced slowdown, many young people are reexamining their lives and their spending habits.

A man packs groceries separated from the cashier by a plastic sheet

How people around the world are filling their pantries

COVID-19

Black Friday? Around the world, bargain hunting takes many other forms

Business, Economics and Jobs
School Year Blog: I tried to give fashion advice to a South African teenager and this is what happened

School Year Blog: I tried to give fashion advice to a South African teenager and this is what happened

Development & Education

After a Big Black Friday, Retail Sales Drop

Can Holiday Shopping Save the Economy?

Every holiday season, many Americans feel the compulsion to shop for themselves and their loved ones. George W. Bush famously encouraged the nation to go shopping during his presidency, reminding Americans that 70 percent of the economy is derived from personal spending. This year, the economic engine went into overdrive during Black Friday and Cyber […]

Shoppers Prepare for Black Friday

Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year. As always, many stores are opening their doors earlier and extending sales for longer periods of time. Plus there’s a rise in consumer confidence this month. So this year, the shopping period looks promising for retailers. It’s estimated that 152 million people plan to shop […]

How Britain is Making it Easy for Chinese Tourists to Spend Money

Business, Economics and Jobs

Chinese tourists are outspending almost all other international visitors to London.

The World

Socially Responsible Shopping

Commentator Julia King discusses why shopping from so-called globally socially responsible home catalogs appeals to her, right at home in Goshen, Indiana.

The World

Black Friday: super shoppers and super cynics

Business, Economics and Jobs

or the past two years, the economic downturn has hurt Black Friday sales. We’re checking in with a few of our listeners to see whether they’re super shoppers or shopping cynics.