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Christmas shopping habits examined by sociology student
Done all your Christmas shopping yet? Or will you be one of the many people still frantically running round the shops on Christmas Eve? Lucia Glover, a sociology student at the University of Sussex, is doing her final year project on the topic of Christmas shopping and examining the different ways people approach it. "I'm trying to find out... view more... (2002-11-27)
DNA Model Recognised As New Guinness World Record: Massive model seeks new home
The world's largest model of DNA, built at the Potteries Shopping Centre in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday 9 March, has today been recognised as a new world record by Guinness World Records. The 10.78 metre model, containing over 1500 atoms, will be on display at the Potteries Shopping Centre until 18 March, after which it will be seeking a new home.... view more... (2002-03-12)
Shopping for food on the Net can be seen as an act of love!
The Internet enables Swedish consumers to carry out many daily chores in an entirely new way. Since 1996, for example, it has been possible to buy groceries via the Net. Even though much has been written in the media about grocery shopping on the Net and even though the enthusiasm and expectations on the part of industry have been tremendous... view more... (2003-06-16)
Can Shopping Behavior Indicate Your Personality Type?
The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. In fact, more than 147 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. And annually during this time, economists pay close attention to the shopping trends. view more (2007-12-07)
Shopping is a way of interacting with the world around us
Our relationship with objects is multilayered and often very emotional, and this is expressed in the way we shop. Swedish ethnologist Erik Ottoson of Uppsala University has studied the way we look for things in shopping malls, town centres and flea markets, and even in skips. view more (2008-06-03)
Help for shopaholics: New test determines who's at risk for compulsive buying
Shopaholics are the butt of many jokes, but obsessive or compulsive shopping can ruin lives. view more (2008-09-16)
Holiday shopping: Choosing a favorite may increase the likelihood of purchase
This shopping season, salespeople looking to increase the likelihood of a sale can simply ask the potential buyer which of several items they prefer. view more (2007-12-05)
Historian Reveals Paris not Oxford Street was Favoured by 17th Century Seasonal Shoppers
Rather than the majority of people in the UK buying masses of Christmas presents and fighting through crowds of frantic shoppers, 17th and 18th Century seasonal shopping was reserved for the rich and took place in the New Year, and Paris, not Oxford Street, was favoured by consumers. As part of ongoing research Claire Walsh, from the University... view more... (2002-12-20)
SHOP ALERT REVOLUTION
Shop Alert, a revolutionary communication and security management system, is now increasingly in demand by UK shopping centre owners and managers, who have been quick to recognise that safer centres ultimately encourage more shoppers and make their complexes far more appealing to high profile multi-nationals. view more (1999-05-11)
Simplifying waste management
A newly-invented automatic waste transportation and sorting system operates economically and ecologically on virtually any kind of premises. view more (2005-01-05)
Can we be motivated not to take the car so often?
Yes, we can, according to this dissertation from Göteborg University, which deals with the impact of road tolls on car use, factors that influence attitudes to road tolls, and road tolls in comparison with other types of steering mechanisms targeting automobile use. But you have to have a positive attitude toward cutting down on car use... view more... (2004-03-12)
Rutgers Computer Scientists Work to Strengthen Online Security
If you forget your password when logging into an e-mail or online shopping Web site, the site will likely ask you a security question: What is your mother's maiden name? Where were you born? view more (2009-11-10)
Historians Investigate When French Shopping Became Seductive
Historians from the University of Warwick have won a grant of over £155,000 to investigate and catalogue trade cards and advertising in the 18th century. French trade cards illustrate the development of advertising language and images, and mark the moment when shopping became seductive. The researchers are set to analyse part of The... view more... (2004-08-11)
Counting the cost of safety: new study by University of Leicester criminologist
At a time when government is pushing for identity cards, increasing demand for 'community safety' is helping to create a Big Brother environment in which pockets of society may be excluded, warns a criminologist at the University of Leicester. Growing regulation of public spaces - through CCTV surveillance, security personnel, anti-social... view more... (2003-11-11)
Over 30,000 Dice rolled as Oxfordshire Science Festival kicks off at Templars Square Shopping Centre
The Oxford Trust's 13th Science Festival started last Saturday with a range of free, fun, hands-on science and maths activities as part of a "Science Shop" set up in Templars Square Shopping Centre, Cowley. From dice rolling to interactive workshops there was something for everyone to try out. Anne Lechelle, the Oxfordshire Science... view more... (2004-01-27)
Market town must make changes to survive
People living in rural areas are still dependent on their market town, and the town is reliant on them, a new study shows. view more (2004-10-21)
Organic Focus for Farm Walks Series
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Too many choices -- good or bad -- can be mentally exhausting
Each day, we are bombarded with options -- at the local coffee shop, at work, in stores or on the TV at home. Do you want a double-shot soy latte, a caramel macchiato or simply a tall house coffee for your morning pick-me-up" Having choices is typically thought of as a good thing. Maybe not, say researchers who found we are more fatigued and... view more... (2008-04-15)
Candy bar or healthy snack? Free choice not as free as we think
If you think choosing between a candy bar and healthy snack is totally a matter of free will, think again. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that the choices we make to indulge ourselves or exercise self-control depend on how the choices are presented. view more (2009-10-14)
Congestive heart failure leads to greater disability, nursing home admissions
Medical breakthroughs in recent decades have allowed heart attack survivors and other heart-disease patients to live longer. But as their hearts decline into congestive heart failure, an increasing number will experience disability and the need for nursing-home care. view more (2008-01-08)
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