15-03-16 Frugal fatigue refers to mental exhaustion caused by constant frugality during hard economic times. 节俭疲劳指的是经济困难时期长时间节俭引发的心理疲劳。 A strong Black Friday would induce consumers to relax the spending restraint they have exercised...

15-01-10 Next time you buy an app that you realize you don't like, or you're not a fan of a book you've just purchased, Apple will give you your money back. 以后如果不喜欢已购买的app或是书籍，苹果可退款。 Previously, refunds were made on a case-by-case basis...

15-01-09 China's consumer prices grew 2 percent in 2014 from one year earlier, well below the government's 3.5-percent target set for the year, official data showed on Friday. 本周五官方统计数据显示，2014年中国消费品价格同比增长2%，远低于政府制定的3.5%的目标...

14-12-16 Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana will make her debut on PCs, thanks to Windows 10. 得亏Windows10，微软数字助手Cortana将首次出现在个人电脑中。 A screenshot of the Windows 10 consumer build 9901 shows the digital assistant Cortana. Cortana, curre...

14-10-27 Empty legs are private jet flights where there happens to be nobody on-board, at least not until you come in. Private jet charter firms, realizing that their aircraft have to return to base at some point and often do so without the human cargo they...

14-10-10 Born in the 1950s, these temples of commerce were symbols of the US consumer culture -- but many are now dying out. Jonathan Glancey takes a look. 这些诞生于上世纪50年代的商业神庙曾是美国消费文化的象征而如今却在持续衰亡。 Shopping malls are not mean...

13-09-11 Your reaction to the price on a bottle of wine or another product is partly a response to how powerful you feel, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The degree to which one feels powerful influences which type of price comp...

13-08-21 Poor weather in Europe and the US has contributed to a fall in profits at Heineken, the world's third-largest brewer. 欧洲以及美国恶劣的天气造成喜力啤酒利润下降。 Heineken, whose brands include Sol and Strongbow cider, saw first-half profits fall 17...

13-03-27 US consumer confidence fell sharply this month, a closely-watched report has suggested. 一份备受关注的报告称，本月美国消费者信心显著下降。 The Conference Board's index of consumer attitudes fell by 8.3 points to 59.7 in March. The research group pri...

12-12-12 Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect（有害作用） on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Using online social networks can hav...