Tag: Shopping
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Buycott app helps keep your money out of the hands of Monsanto, Koch Bros., and more
This app helps you put your money where your mouth is by only buying products from companies that reflect your principles.
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Eco Market is like Etsy for Eco
Eco Market is bringing together organic and natural product producers in what has been called an "Etsy for Eco" model.
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Ecomom shutting down following CEO's suicide
Since 2009, Ecomom.com has provided families with information about environmentally-friendly products. Sadly, the company is shutting down following the suicide of CEO Jody Sherman
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Farmigo Brings Your Local Farmer’s Market to the Web
This new online shopping service will connect farmers directly with shoppers.
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10 Compostable, Biodegradable Gifts That Won't Last Forever
One less Barbie in 3012.
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5 Ways to Avoid Toxic Gifts that Could Harm Your Child
Not to be a Grinch or anything, but ... don't buy this stuff.
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Is Instagram the New Way to Buy Second-Hand Clothes?
An ingenious use of the photo-sharing app and mobile technology to shop used without leaving home.
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Buying Bulk in Barcelona: When Tradition Meets Sustainability (Photos)
In Barcelona, buying bulk is part of the city's history -- and visiting one of these historic shops is a unique olfactory experience.
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Beware the Scent of Orange When Shopping
Retailers who pipe in a subtle orange aroma may be subliminally coercing you to spend more money.
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From Necklaces to Nail Polish: 5 Ways Shopping Supports Hurricane Sandy Relief
Take altruitsic advantage of these companies' good will to donate to disaster relief and start your holiday shopping.
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Curro Claret Gets Former Homeless People to Design New Camper Shop From Recycled Materials (Photos)
Instead of designing it himself, Curro Claret gets people in risk of social exclusion to create and build Camper's shoe store in Barcelona, using reclaimed materials. The result is a fun store with a lot of personality.
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Walgreens Launches Ology Line of Green Products
The nation's largest drugstore chain taps the eco-friendly market with a new private line label.
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8 Pink Products Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness (That Won’t Kill You)
Amongst the giant slew of merchandise for the cure, we found some products that are actually green and healthy.
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Chinese e-Tailer Building 1,000 Stores With Nothing In Them
In a weird hybrid of in-store shopping and online shopping, this store offers augmented reality instead of products to help you make purchasing decisions..
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Will Product Samples Be Key to Consumers Switch to Eco-Friendly Alternatives? Abe's Market Hopes So.
Abe's Market hopes a new sampling program will help shoppers try more natural products.
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Why You Should Buy Bulk Foods
A new study reveals the surprising benefits of shopping from the bins.
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Amazon's Quidsi Launches Eco-Friendly Shopping Site
Vine.com will only feature products that meet green standards in areas like sustainability, materials, energy efficiency and more.
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Study: Eating Organic Produce Slashes Pesticide Concentrations in the Body
Researchers come to a logical, but often debated, conclusion.
