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Word: shopped (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...dirt dislodged by dynamite, a souvenir from millions of years past when the two oceans were still connected. Such a lucky canal worker would then mount the tooth and wear it proudly on a black watch fob. Reginald Beckford, who worked for a time in a jeweler's shop, remembered mounting many shark teeth for West Indian clients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Many Men, A Plan, A Canal — Panama | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

Another key thing we are finding is that there are people in the parking lot of Trader Joe's and ALDI, and Goodwill and the dollar stores, that were never there three years ago. The demographic profile of people willing to shop down is expanding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Consumers Shop Differently Today | 2/22/2009 | See Source »

...consumerism forever changed? First, I think there is a certain access to consumer information. Particularly as I shop durable goods, I can go down the aisle of a consumer electronics store and check the prices on my web enabled phone. So the whole pricing issue here is going to have to get much more transparent because consumers have much more access to information than they ever used to have. And that information isn't something that they need to get at home. They can get it on the fly. This is both exciting and frightening for the merchant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Consumers Shop Differently Today | 2/22/2009 | See Source »

Retailers will also have to be more female friendly. The retail world has historically been one owned by men, designed by men, and managed by men. Yet, we expect women to shop in these stores. If women are the engines of consumption here, the purchasing agents for the family, whether I'm hardware score, whether I'm an Exxon station, being female friendly is important...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Consumers Shop Differently Today | 2/22/2009 | See Source »

...cutting edge of retail has left North America. Look at the retail thinking that happens outside the US. For example, people are thinking about what it means when a customer uses public transportation and then shops. So there's a Swedish supermarket chain where you can shop at lunchtime, and put your purchases in a refrigerated locker. When you go home after work, you just stop off, pick up your bags, climb on the train and go home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Consumers Shop Differently Today | 2/22/2009 | See Source »

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