Harrods
Harrods: A Different WorldWelcome to Harrods – a different world for a million reasons. Harrods is the largest store in Europe with goods displayed in 60 windows and 5.5 hectares of selling space. In...
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Are You a Shopaholic?Turns out 1 in 20 of us — women and men alike — can’t control the urge to spend. Learn what drives this destructive behavior.Is your closet overflowing with never-worn clothing,...
View ArticleConsumerism in America
ConsumerismWhile all societies consume, mass consumption has taken on intense and multiple meanings within American society since the nineteenth century when advances in mass production and a...
View ArticleConsumer Activism
Consumer ActivismConsumer activism is a term that describes a variety of disparate movements that seek to influence the behavior of companies through activities ranging from providing information to...
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ConsumerismThe term consumerism may be understood using four distinct interpretations. These interpretations are as follows: (1) the movement within society and government to protect consumers from...
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Consumer PreferencesConsumer preferences represent the building block for assessing the value of any good or service relative to another. Once determined, a consumer may or may not wish to reveal a...
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Consumer SafetyRalph Nader’s Unsafe at Any Speed (1965) warned Americans that many “things” could kill as surely as people. Freedom to consume entails risks which have become hotly debated in the...
View ArticleCosmetics
CosmeticsIn stark contrast to the ultra-sophisticated faces of the 1950s, the so-called ‘dollybird’ look of the 1960s placed the emphasis on looking young, even childlike, with eyes made up to be...
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