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...Sound familiar? While it seems as though hordes of couch potatoes are snapping up the latest displays, the wonders of LCD and plasma TV technology are still well out of reach for the average shopper. True, at U.S. retailer Circuit City, sales of flat-TV models have tripled over the past year, prompting CEO W. Alan McCollough to label this Christmas "a flat-panel holiday." But as long as the price tag on a flat-screen TV is four or more times as much as a comparable tube TV, many consumers will drool and dream but not bite. "Prices...
...slow day” the store sells around 70 pairs of jeans, the majority of which are over $100. “Once you find a pair of jeans that fits you, well, you’ll spend that much,” Liza says. To the uninitiated shopper, $130 for a pair of no frills Sevens, the store’s top selling jean, seems a lot for a college budget. But the power of a trend has no spending limit...
...slow day” the store sells around 70 pairs of jeans, the majority of which are over $100. “Once you find a pair of jeans that fits you, well, you’ll spend that much,” Liza says. To the uninitiated shopper, $130 for a pair of no frills Sevens, the store’s top selling jean, seems a lot for a college budget. But the power of a trend has no spending limit...
...Boston Costume also sells a plethora of accessories, stage makeup and wigs—during the year, most of their business comes from advertising agencies and TV production companies. The huge variety and high quality of goods sold at Boston Costume make it a necessary stop for the mainstream shopper...
This year’s presidential race goes way beyond the usual buttons and bumper stickers-—the paraphernalia war has reached new levels of intensity. In a town like Cambridge, left-leaning paraphernalia is most common. And while the savvy shopper may find some conservative items for sale, Republicans may have to head to the internet...