'Local Florist' Might Not Be: Out-of-State Firms' Phone, Web Listings Try to Fool Shopper
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By Betty Lin-Fisher, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 11--Pat Ritterbeck works in a downtown Akron office building. She has some plants and flowers in her Cuyahoga Falls home, but that's about the extent of her floral expertise.
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The holiday season typically brings a surge in the number of fraudulent online orders, and smaller online retailers are being hit especially hard this year.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Feb. 14--Fo r 1 1 c i t i e s i n S a n Bernardino County, the prospect of paying a surcharge for a chemical that did not originate in their areas just doesn't seem right.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The hunt is on. As more shoppers scour the Internet for holiday deals, they're also being stalked -- by scammers.
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Troubled homeowners can get online advice to spot fraudulent rescuers.
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Local supermarket chains are telling the truth, but not the whole truth, with their 10 for $10 deals.
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SCAGGSVILLE, Md. -- Stephanie Cerneck doesn't go through the checkout line at her supermarket anymore. Or even the self-checkout line. She uses a personal scanner offered by the Bloom grocery store near her home, scanning each item as she takes it off the shelf and bagging as she shops. When she's...
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Customers can retrieve a variety of electronic missives by phone or via a Web site. By Clint Swett -- Bee Staff Writer. Get weekday updates of Sacramento Bee headlines and breaking news.
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By Mark Albright, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Jun. 2--Most shoppers today read up on products and check prices on the  Internet before buying. Now mall stores have a new tool to get in shoppers'  faces online before they make up their mind.
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NEW YORK -- It's not often you can compare Internet addresses with clothing, but a growing practice comes close, contributing to a global shortage in good names.
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Everyone the world over knows Coke and Google. But when it comes to trust, customers still think local.
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A new company wants to transform the parking-spot search with an online marketplace where drivers use mobile phones to reserve and swap parking spaces. By the Associated Press.
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Web 2.0 moves into your neighborhood as firms vie to deliver local content to your cell phone
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Retailers are increasingly offering ways for consumers to shop online but pick up their goods in stores, letting customers avoid shipping costs.
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E-mailing your best pal in Thailand or family in Toledo is cheaper than running up a long-distance phone bill. But even brimming with smiley emoticons, text messages lack a certain personal touch.
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A managed services provider relies on remote, proactive support when possible, and franchises onsite calls to local shops.
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Company pursuing different wholesale access rates to its local phone network for Net phone providers.