In a materialistic consumer world your shopping defines who you are. the style or brand names you choose to wear, your clothes, shoes and accessories give substantial clues about what kind of person you are, what attitudes you cherish etc. A business-person could be spotted from miles away, while  goths  have their own  way of setting themselves equally apart from the rest of society; all this time, well-groomed artists and  [ Read More ]

They hunt for bargains or to make purchases on impulse? In both cases, psychiatrists say, your shopping habits can reveal a lot about your personality. Here are 8 types of customers and to show what their buying habits. Find out which type you belong. LIST Shopper – Do grocery lists, so carefully consider your budget and needs of your family. In general, this means that consideration for the feelings of others’  [ Read More ]

Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. On this day, many retailers open very early, often at 4 a.m., or earlier, and offer promotional sales to kick off the shopping season, similar to Boxing Day sales in many Commonwealth countries. Black Friday is not actually a holiday, but many employers give their employees the day off, increasing the number of potential shoppers.  [ Read More ]

Modern life seems to be busier than ever and there is always something that needs our attention. It comes as no surprise that insufficient time is one of the major causes of stress these days. Even advanced technology and lots of devices that save us housework don’t seem to have made things easier. One way to ease the situation is to enjoy the added convenience at home with home-delivered food  [ Read More ]

Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), known in Arabic as ‘Layali Dubai’, was first started in February 1996 by the Dubai government as purely a retail event aimed to promote trade in Dubai. Since then it has become an annual shopping, entertainment, and cultural extravaganza that continues to promote tourism in Dubai and draws people from around the world each year. The festival shopping event lasts for one month and its slogan  [ Read More ]

As Indian’s we hold a lot of value for the ‘old’, maybe it is also culturally driven where we have been asked to respect ‘old’ rather than look for new. Though this is changing very fast especially among the younger generation of consumers, but it will take a lot of time before we actually catch up with our western counter parts. And it is even questionable whether such a transition  [ Read More ]

Those who have never suffered from compulsive spending cannot understand the problem. They don’t know what it’s like to see something and feel the urge to buy it now. They don’t know the rush from shopping, and the subsequent nausea from the guilt of having spent more money they do not have. Coping with compulsive spending Based on my own experience — and based on conversations I’ve had with others —  [ Read More ]

Organic food is grown and produced without the use of chemicals, pesticides, and is not genetically modified. Studies have shown that organic foods contain higher levels of nutrients, vitamins and minerals that are important for your health. Today there are many non-organic fruits and vegetables in the marketplace. They can contain as many as 20 or more pesticides. The chemical in these foods is very unhealthy and have been linked  [ Read More ]

Maggi Brand was introduced to the Indian consumers by NIL with the launch of Maggi 2 Minute Noodles, an instant food product, in 1982. With the launch of Maggi noodles, NIL created an entirely new food category – instant noodles – in the Indian packaged food market. Initially Nestle tried to position the Noodles in the platform of convenience targeting the working women.   At that time, Indian consumers were  [ Read More ]

Hope you have observed the ever growing size of your wallet in last few years. With each bank coming with Debit and Credit cards and at the same time different merchants are coming with their own speciality card either on their own or with tie up of some bank. Ultimately, size of a common shopper’s wallet is growing like never before. And obviously this increase in size of wallet is  [ Read More ]