All Posts Tagged With: "consumers"
Gap (NYSE: GPS) Dumps New Logo Idea After Protest
The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) received so much criticism from customers about their redesigned logo, the clothing company decided to scrap the October 4 launch and the accompanying marketing campaign. The original log, a blue square emblem featuring the Gap name in white was replaced with a white backdrop featuring a blue square in the upper [...]
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Questioned Over Private Data Collection
An ongoing investigation that involves 37 states places Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) in the direct line of questioning in regards to a collection of personal consumer data that was gathered for the intended purposes of Google map software. The Connecticut attorney general, Richard Blumenthal is taking the lead on an investigation backed by 37 other states [...]
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Introduces New, Improved WebStore
There is a new version of the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) WebStore available for sellers to expand their e-commerce businesses, according to InternetRetailer.com. The new version will allow online sellers to build up and operate multichannel e-commerce businesses. They can sell their wares through their own site and through Amazon. In March, Amazon made a sneak peak [...]
eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) Jumps into Frugal Fashions
eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is stepping out into the world of fashion. While the site has always been a favorite of frugal fashionistas, it has developed an entire section devoted to consumer fashions. The company has added a new ‘Fashion’ tab to their auction site that leads to the Fashion Vault. The company hopes to improve [...]
General Electric (NYSE: GE) CEO Theorizes on Recovery
Jeff Immelt, Chief Executive of General Electric (NYSE: GE) thinks it’s going to take much more than consumers getting out and spending money to pull the US economy out of the recession. The CEO believes it will be an overall investment by businesses to help turn the corner. Investors at the recent shareholders meeting were [...]
16 Year Old Charged in Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Racial Case
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has been addressing days of publicity over an incident that occurred in their Washington Township, NJ location that cause public outrage internationally. A 16 year old boy from Atlantic County, NJ was arrested and charged with harassment and bias intimidation after he used the public address intercom in the store last Sunday. [...]
Why Consumer Complaints Often Go Unheard
Each day hundreds of consumers report complaints to Consumer Affairs. Regardless of the reason for your complaint, there is one thing most consumers can agree on; having a complaint that is unresolved is more frustrating than the original issue in many cases. Everyone has experienced this situation at least one time in their life. When [...]
Avoid Holiday Tricks at the Mall
As people struggle to make ends meet and add a little somthing extra under the tree this Christmas, many still fail to resist some tricks that companies are using to make consumer spend more money than they need to or can afford to spend. From retailers to banks, everyone seems to be in on the [...]
Wait for Reviews and Control Impulse Buys
As an avid internet user and daily blogger, I have discovered recently that I have curved my impulse buys by replacing it with the impulse to know what other people are saying about the product. This usually is true for the larger ticket items I am interested in or intrigued by. I have not [...]
IT’S TRUE! SIZE REALLY DOES MATTER
Going through my 20′s and 30′s, as I began fending for myself, I thought perhaps the difference I was noticing in products from yesteryear was in my own mind. I could remember biting into a coconut cream snack pie as a kid and having the filling just ooze out from all sizes. Mom used to [...]
I agree. If a local business is the one offering the sale price I will buy it from them. ...
We are retired and live on a grocery budget of $200 a month for 2 people in the Midwest. That ...