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Shoppers who crave electronics goodies, but are increasingly short on cash, may sacrifice a gym membership or movie popcorn just to get a new gadget like the "Google phone" this holiday season.
Tightened U.S. household budgets in the face of a recession means holiday spending plans for electronics are at their lowest level since the industry's Consumer Electronics Association began its annual shopper survey 15 years ago.

Today we are seeing an interesting idea from the team behind ShopSavvy, the Android application that allows you to scan the bar code of a product and see if there are better prices available nearby or online.

If someone is staring at you and noting down what you purchase and how you select the product in the shopping mall then don't be afraid. Not every person who does this is a stalker these days. Customer research people who are learning retail marketing from Paco underhill are doing this to improve the profit, quality and customer experience.

Today comScore has reported some interesting statistics on the situation with online retail sites in Europe (three countries covered - UK, Germany, and France) and the news is not particularly encouraging.

Tight consumer budgets may dampen spirits, so here are 5 tips for ringing in the sales this holiday season.

This holiday season, it's all about the offer.