Consumers pay less attention to the freshness dates of products once they own them, a research paper shows.

A steeply rising number of shoppers, driven by anxiety over jobs and savings, or an immediate need for cash, are marching back to stores with their purchases.

With Wall Street edging back from the brink, the crisis of consumer confidence has become the biggest short-term issue for the economy.

As the economy rapidly deteriorates, marketers are scrambling to remake their advertising so products seem affordable and sensible.

Can consumers tell the difference between a five-megapixel photo and a humble one-megapixel shot?

A collective lack of confidence is causing money to flow sluggishly through the economy.

Spending dropped by the largest amount in four years while incomes suffered because of Hurricane Ike, the government reported.

Spending dropped by the largest amount in four years while incomes suffered because of Hurricane Ike, the government reported.

Britons are coming down from their huge spending spree, and alarm about the future is coursing through the nation like an electric current.

The Consumer Electronics Association found a drop in the percentage of consumers expressing an intention to buy video games, cameras, music players and laptops.