Category: Online Shopping

As Holiday shopping season kicks into full gear, the Sunnyside Police Department shared several tips to “help prioritize the protection of your property and yourself.”

SPD suggests parking in well-lit areas, plus having your keys ready before you get back to your car. Beware of any approaching strangers.

It also says to never leave your personal items unattended, especially including leaving valuables or new purchases in your car. If you have to leave items in the car, cover them so that your properties are not in plain view.

It’s also important to protect your pins. Make sure you cover your pin wherever you enter it and never write it down on your card or share it with anyone.

But safety threats aren’t exclusive to shopping in-stores; you must also be safe while shopping online. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) outlines the steps you can take to prevent

Black Friday, traditionally the single busiest shopping day of the year, arrives a little earlier this year, with many stores already advertising Black Friday prices.

Instead of setting the alarm to brave crowds for deeply discounted items, dedicated shoppers are expected to look for deals online, similar to last year — that is, if they haven’t already finished their holiday shopping. Changes, such as shipping delays, hiring challenges and microchip shortages, are impacting how people will shop. Retail experts are predicting higher than-normal store crowds and increased spending percentages on gifts, decorations, and other holiday-related items.

Suppose you do decide to shop in person on Black Friday. In that case, the Better Business Bureau offers these tips to make your shopping experience productive (and maybe even enjoyable):

Make the most of Black Friday deals. Start with a list of items and use sale flyers and promotions to determine which

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As the turkey and trimmings digest, many people will turn their attention to Black Friday deals. We have tips on what to buy and what not to buy this weekend.

Black Friday isn’t a contact sport the way it used to be, but shoppers will still be angling for some of the best deals of the year.

Shopping experts recommend not to do all of your shopping over Black Friday weekend. They say to focus on the categories that are historically the most deeply discounted this time of year. That’s tech, fall fashion, beauty, and small home appliances.

Also to figure out if something really is a good deal, compare prices online. There are browser extensions that will do the job for you like PayPal Honey.

“As you browse around online, you can do this on your phone, tablet, computer, you will see the honey logo. You

Practical advice for an enjoyable holiday shopping experience

Roseville, Calif. – Yes, that wonderful time of year is rapidly approaching and we’re sure many of you can’t wait to get clicking online, or don your virtual elbow pads to get hunting for bargains at the mall.

While we all wish for an enjoyable holiday shopping experience, we know there are criminals out there who have a clear desire to spoil your fun. Just as we find more advanced ways to catch criminals, they create new ways to steal your hard earned money. But…there are precautions you can take that will help from becoming a victim.

While shopping online:

• Create strong passwords that are difficult to guess. Include numbers, capital letters and special characters like !?&a. Don’t use the same password for all your logins

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Can you believe there are this many AMAZING shops to choose from in the Milwaukee area? Make sure to Shop Small this Christmas Season – because there’s literally something for everyone here! Hostess gifts, presents for mom, a treat for yourself – there’s even a great shop for your furry friend!

Congratulations to our winner for this year’s “Shop Small Brawls,” She Shed Vintage and More in Hartford! Get to know more about all of our finalists below, and be on the lookout for a special feature of our winning shop in the coming days!

Northern Lights Gallery (Racine) – Northern Lights Gallery is your source for the “unique, never ordinary”. Everything we carry is carefully curated and chosen by the staff of NLG. Northern Lights Gallery offers artisan jewelry, home decor, pottery, art glass, kaleidoscopes, cribbage boards, wine accessories, and so much more. Our element-passed customer service and selection

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – The 2022 holiday season is here and the Better Business Bureau wants to help consumers and donors shop safely and smartly through the BBB Holiday Helper.

BBB officials said the holiday helper site “includes everything you need for a great holiday season.” They provided the following tips:

• Black Friday is the single busiest shopping day of the year – Many are already advertising Black Friday prices; make sure you read the fine print for any offer, do your research and know the return policy and warranty information
• Small Business Saturday launched in 2010 by American Express with the goal of encouraging shoppers to support small, local businesses – to get the latest news, sales and promotions, follow small businesses on social media
• Cyber ​​Monday – be wary of misleading advertisements, lookalike websites and untrustworthy sellers
• Giving Tuesday – This is a global day of giving

Have you ever seen a product on TikTok and clicked through to buy it? If so, you are not alone. The so-called social commerce industry is expected to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce in the coming years. This means that more and more consumers will be seeing a product, deciding to buy it, and checking out without leaving a social media platform. Younger shoppers, including Gen Z and Millennials, are the largest market for this type of transaction.

What does this mean for independent retailers? The key lesson is that you need to get your products seen on whatever platform your customers are using – whether it be TikTok, Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest. You may not be able to sell directly through those sites, especially if you are

Walmart is expanding its support for AI-powered virtual try-on technology that allows online shoppers to better visualize clothing on models that look like themselves in both appearance and body type. Before, Walmart.com customers could select from among dozens of different models to find one who best looked like them in order to see how clothing would likely look on their own body and with their own skin tone, across a range of apparel items. Now, the retailer is launching a new technology called “Be Your Own Model,” which lets shoppers use their own photos to see how clothing looks on them, instead of choosing one of the existing fashion models.

The virtual try-on technology results from Walmart’s 2021 acquisition of the startup Zeekit. The computer vision and neural network-powered feature is capable of analyzing catalog images of garments to create a dressed image. The use of neural networks helps to