EU proposes increased rights for Internet shoppers

The European Commission wants to give Internet shoppers more rights and better protection, in an effort to boost Internet shopping across the continent and provide consumers with more competitive prices.

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Do you love to hunt for discounts in the pre-dawn darkness on Black Friday? Or is surfing the Internet for bargains on Cyber Monday more your speed? Regardless of your preference, 10 Tips columnist Laura T. Coffey has advice to help save your sanity and your wallet.

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With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want.

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Mobile commerce has been touted as a major growth prospect for years, but the industry still faces several big hurdles before it takes off in the United States, executives and analysts say.

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Crime TV has become a staple of the typical American viewer's diet, but a new study may give viewers pause about all the death they're letting into their living rooms. Must-bleed-TV may just make you eat and shop more.

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Japan's latest trendy fashion comes from a place most high-end shoppers wouldn't go looking: a jailhouse. Apparel by the inmates at the Hakodate Juvenile Prison is becoming must-have both in and out of jail.

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The results of a recent study by Gartner confirmed the two types of shoppers that have always existed still operate that way online.

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From the article: Susan Gearing's home office in Columbia looks like a fun factory -- embroidery machines hum, and shelves are lined with 350 rolls of fabric, including some emblazoned with Elvis, Betty Boop and shirtless cowboys.

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Yikes! I can hardly believe that after 70 years or so of being the UK's default high-street retailer of electronics, the Dixons brand is being phased out.

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