ShopSmart reports how stores spy on you

Many retailers are snooping more than ever

Yonkers, NY – We’re used to being watched when we shop. Cookies track our every move online, and salespeople follow us around high-end stores. But many walk-in retailers are taking spying to a new level.

Video cameras record your every move. Your face and car’s license plate are captured and filed in searchable databases. Hidden cameras classify you by age, sex, and ethnicity, and even detect your body language and mood. Even your bank account records are being pried into. The main goal of these surveillance methods, of course, is to get you to shop more and spend more. [Read more]

ShopSmart’s Six Steps to Score Big Savings on Clothes

Tricks and tips that can help shoppers save even more at their favorite stores

Yonkers, NY – It’s easier than ever to score deals on clothing and accessories─sales and coupons are everywhere and there’s always bargains online. But shoppers can do even better if they know how to work all the angles.

The October 2012 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from Consumer Reports, provides the ultimate guide to scoring deals on clothing and accessories and features six must-do steps to saving, tips for saving even more at go-to retailers, information on what’s new on the racks this fall and nine great bargain clothing sites. [Read more]

Old Navy Recalls Toddler Girl Aqua Socks Due to Slip and Fall Hazard

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Toddler girl aqua socks recalled by Old Navy because the socks have less traction on wet or smooth surfaces creating a fall hazard.

It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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