People are renting things they never used to rent, such as clothes and toys.
Eurostat said that there was a fall in spending on items such as clothes and computers in the 17-nation euro bloc.
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Most of the virtual goods such as clothes, armor or even sunglasses can be sold in online auctions for hard currency.
Many Chinese businesses have been built on using cheap labour to produce cheap, commoditised goods such as clothes and shoes for export.
The figures from the States of Jersey Statistics Unit showed islanders bought 6% less in supermarkets and 5% fewer non-food items, such as clothes, furniture and books.
Some 52% of the poorest children agreed that not having enough money made their parents unhappy or stressed and 43% 'strongly agreed' that their parents were cutting back on things for themselves such as clothes or food.
Wal-Mart already lures plenty of customers to its stores through rock-bottom prices for groceries, but wants them to toss more items such as clothes and household goods into their shopping carts before heading for the till.
The pilot project will include about 10, 000 households, and these residents could create an online account to not only view their reports but also browse rebates offered by the water district to buy water-efficient household items such as clothes washers and toilets or to change the landscaping of their lawns to use drought-resistant, native plants.
The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency warned of possible power outages and urged residents to gather supplies such as warm clothes and blankets.
Their shops must focus on those things, such as expensive clothes and gadgets, that customers will want to try before they buy, and for which they will pay extra, such as advice from competent sales assistants.
Most notably, deflation's advocates point to falling prices for certain goods, such as cars, clothes and hotel rooms, as evidence that the general price level is falling.
Lindland is the founder of Betabrand, an online retailer that specializes in clothes such as corduroy pants, reversible smoking jackets and disco pants.
You should also take into account those expenses for your kids that you pay for, such as lunch money, clothes, entertainment and other periodic expenses.
After years of declining raw-material prices, clothes firms such as Gap announced profit warnings and saw their shares whacked.
As many pupils return to school this week, parents are under pressure to buy their children new uniforms or extra clothes, such as trainers or sports kit.
First, Ms Mayer notes that the extra money tends to be spent on such things as restaurant meals, clothes, dishwashers, roomier houses or second cars, none of which matters much in helping children succeed in school or life.
Console titles have long offered the ability to buy additional downloadable content (DLC) such as extra levels, characters or clothes.
In Evergrace, different clothes augment specific character attributes such as stamina, strength, and luck, giving the game a new twist in role playing adventure.
Ministry, owned by James Palumbo, son of Lord Palumbo, a former head of the Arts Council, now spans a record company, a magazine, a syndicated radio show, a website on which the club is broadcast live, clothes, and licensed products such as hi-fi equipment.
Women feel more comfortable than men taking social risks, such as moving to a new city or wearing unconventional clothes, according to studies using this new, domain-specific risk-taking scale.
The article disparages buying clothes of high-tech materials, such as Gore-Tex.
Five years ago only Zara, a Spanish clothes retailer, followed such a strategy, but firms such as J.
But Mr Lapidus admired workmanship, whatever the architectural genre, just as a fashion designer such as John Galliano is praised for his painstaking craftsmanship however you view his crazy clothes.
Brody Shores, 20, a junior from Alexandria, Louisiana, volunteered two overnight shifts, taking on tasks such as helping frail and weary nursing home residents arriving by bus, organizing supplies of clothes and making sandwiches for evacuees.
With such associations, it's no wonder the designer's clothes are often described as rock, punk or Goth.
You had to look closely to see clothes that would please the label's long-term clients, such as tailored jackets and a cropped crystal-studded shrug.
It is also a time for the community to light candles, dress in their best clothes, invite friends for parties and eat traditional foods, including Indian sweets such as barfi, a milk-based candy, and ghoogra, a pastry made of cereal and sugar.
All of the leading retailers have tried to spruce up their online act during the downturn, but few have done as well as start-ups such as Gilt Groupe, which uses social networking to carry out discounted sales of designer-label clothes and homeware, and luxury holidays.
But these days, many of the actual clothes are being snapped up by boutiques in Dubai and Moscow or by online retailers such as Net-a-Porter.
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Indeed, Howell might be seen to be working in a tradition unrelated to clothes, alongside British artists and designers whose works draw inspiration from the land, such as David Mellor with his Sheffield steelworks, Peter Lanyon's landscape abstractions and the organic forms of Henry Moore.
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