Word: shopper
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...moment, fur fanciers do not seem to be deterred. "The animal- rights issue went through my mind," admits one shopper, who went ahead and bought a $15,000 mink. "But if it really bothered me, I would be a vegetarian." An economic downturn, retailers fear, might do more to depress the market. But so far, there seems little cause for alarm. As Vujosevic says about her priorities as she searches for her blue fox: "It was either going to be a coat or a co-op." No contest there...
...used to be simple to find a plumber, a taxi service or just about any other business around town. Most people simply took out the Yellow Pages and let their fingers do the walking. But these days, the searching shopper must first decide which phone book is likely to have the best answer. Like the good old telephone system, the plain old Yellow Pages has changed considerably since the 1984 breakup of AT&T. Consumers now choose from a virtual home library of competing Yellow Pages, including special editions for children, the elderly, doctors and boaters, and even multilingual versions...
...shelves." The same system is used for low-cholesterol and low-calorie diets. As at many supermarkets, Byerly's employees will place customers' groceries in their autos, but on those rare occasions when the wrong bags are put in the trunk, the right goods are delivered directly to a shopper's door, along with a free cake or other goody by way of apology...
Byerly insists his prices are competitive with regular supermarkets' despite the many services. Says he: "We take the advertising savings and try to be price competitive. We're aimed at the average shopper." Whoever shops at Byerly's, the appeal is obviously spreading. Lea Plotke, a resident of neighboring St. Paul, claims that she always takes out-of-town guests for a look-see at her Byerly's. Why? Because, she says, "it's like a tourist attraction...
...holiday shopper, Jill R. Prives of Boston, said she was attracted to the store by the lively window display. Once inside she went about filling a tin with chocolate kisses for her boyfriend...