Category — Consumer Behavior

Bread Fears

Two new books trace the questionable science and vested interests behind bread fears and bread boosterism.

April 10, 2012 Comments

Painkiller Sales

Painkiller sales soar across U.S., spread to new areas.

April 9, 2012 Comments

Coke & Kraft

Coca-Cola, Kraft leave conservative ALEC after boycott launched.

April 9, 2012 Comments

E-Book Readers

A study by the Pew Internet Project finds that consumers who use e-readers are buying more books.

April 9, 2012 Comments

Votes & Vowels

A changing accent shows how language parallels politics.

April 9, 2012 Comments

Walmart Paradox

Wal-Mart is the nation’s No. 1 grocer, even though it ranks among the least-beloved store chains.

April 5, 2012 Comments

Cell Outs

Cell phone customers abandoning carriers as plans expire.

March 29, 2012 Comments

Pricing Psychology

Have you ever noticed how some stores mark the price of their goods with a “$” sign, while others don’t? This is not by accident.

March 28, 2012 Comments

Online vs. DVD

Internet to surpass DVD in movie consumption, not revenue.

March 28, 2012 Comments

Millenial Drivers

Why don’t young Americans buy cars?

March 28, 2012 Comments

Archery Cool

Interest in archery shoots up with ‘Hunger Games’ mania.

March 26, 2012 Comments

Living Better

Two thirds of people worldwide “need to live better”: poll

March 22, 2012 Comments

Conversation 101

Having a conversation is a dying art, struck down by text, email and messaging.

March 21, 2012 Comments

Facebook Dark Side

Facebook’s ‘dark side’: study finds link to socially aggressive narcissism.

March 21, 2012 Comments

Gamer Nation

Video game nation: Why so many play.

March 21, 2012 Comments

24-Hour Gyms

Night owls, insomniacs, shift workers and other denizens of the dark are finding less need to fit their workout time into the nine-to-five world.

March 21, 2012 Comments

iPad Record

Apple sells 3 million new iPads in 4 days.

March 20, 2012 Comments

Harley Funerals

A German motorcyclist is helping bikers arrive at their final resting place in style – in a sidecar hearse fitted to a Harley Davidson.

March 20, 2012 Comments

LinkedIn Liars

People lie less on LinkedIn resumes.

March 19, 2012 Comments

Unfriending

Here’s why we’re unfriending one another.

March 16, 2012 Comments

Hagerty’s Review

Marilyn Hagerty’s review of Olive Garden (shared more than 26,000 times on Facebook) is now being dissected with a scrutiny usually reserved for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

March 15, 2012 Comments

Biking Rediscovered

More adults are rediscovering bicycling as a way to get fit, get around, and rekindle that childhood joy of movement.

March 14, 2012 Comments

Short-Distance Moves

Retirees move, but not very far.

March 14, 2012 Comments

Web vs. Apps

When it comes to shopping, mobile web trumps apps – led by Amazon, says Nielsen.

March 14, 2012 Comments

Cinematic Smartphone

A cinematic leap for the smartphone.

March 13, 2012 Comments

Battling Banks

Homeowners, sick of being pushed around by the banks, are fighting back, sometimes with David and Goliath results.

March 13, 2012 Comments

Food Fight

Chuck E. Cheese, a chain of pizzerias and arcade play spaces often used to host kids birthday parties, is a hot spot for violent brawls.

March 12, 2012 Comments

Etiquette Gap

The etiquette gap: From Newt and Mitt to Facebook and texting.

March 7, 2012 Comments

Driving Dream

Many in US aspire to drive cross-country.

March 6, 2012 Comments

Digital Distractions

Lure of tablet apps can derail e-reading.

March 6, 2012 Comments