Revolutionary retail guru Paco Underhill is back with a revised edition of this text on our ever-evolving consumer culture. It is full of fresh observations and important lessons from the cutting edge of retail, which is taking place in the world's emerging markets.

"Un manual para ir de compras con los mejores guías: tu cerebro, tu cartera y tu corazón."--Page [4] of cover.

The Alden children help out a storeowner at the Hope Harbor Mall and discover that someone is tampering with the merchandise shipments.

A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street.

Counsels readers on how to use coupons to maximize savings, revealing how to acquire coupons and use them to obtain groceries and household products for significantly less than retail price or for free.

Economist and bestselling author Juliet Schor lays out a positive vision for rethinking our relationship to consumer goods in this accessible and timely analysis of the devastating ecological, social, and personal costs of mass consumerism. Ranging from cutting-edge developments in economic theory, social analysis, and ecological design to real-world examples of these ideas being put into practice around the world, Schor makes a compelling case that...

A mother and child fill a cart at the supermarket with everything from grapes to paper towels, finishing off with some very special items.

When recent acts of shoplifting at the mall make store owners suspicious of the bear cubs who hang out there, the cubs decide to find out who the real shoplifters are.

As Thanksgiving food around town starts to disappear, the Clue Crew realizes that someone is trying to destroy the holiday! Read along to see if the Clue Crew can catch these birdbrained bandits, or if Thanksgiving dinner turns into a recipe for disaster.

Michele Gitlin has 700 sweaters. In touch with the pain as well as the pleasure of over-collecting, she calls Ron "Disaster Master" Alford for help. Ron, a de-cluttering expert who believes that "clutter begins in the head, and ends up on the floor," determines that Michele is a hoarder with a rating of 8 (out of ten) on his "clutter index." Ron also visits a retired Marine with 7,800 Beanie Babies and a home shopping addict whose purchases are literally...