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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>'Net Features : shoplocal</title><link>http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/shoplocal/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: shoplocal</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)</generator><item><title>Where Consumers Comparison Shop</title><link>http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/10/03/where-consumers-comparison-shop.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:6361</guid><dc:creator>Pete Prestipino</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=6361</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/10/03/where-consumers-comparison-shop.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;With the economy sagging, consumers will likely slow down their spending. While it doesn&amp;#39;t mean people will stop shopping altogether, it&amp;#39;s a good bet that consumers will start looking for better deals on the products they want and need. Couple our current economic crisis with rising gas prices and brick-and-mortar stores might take a hit this holiday shopping season. That also means that online retailers could see an uptick in usage. If that&amp;#39;s the case, you need to know where consumers will shop and look for deals online.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Read &amp;quot;&lt;a target="_self" title="Comparison Shopping Insights" href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/website_magazine_consumer_corner/pages/where-are-consumers-comparison-shopping.aspx"&gt;Where Are Consumers Comparison Shopping&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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