So what will shoppers be buying? Experts say small collectible objects are hot items for children this year.

VOA: special.2010.11.26

The new scanner can also show damage and imperfections that might make the produce unappealing to shoppers.

VOA: special.2011.06.07

But the retail federation said at the end of November that discounters had fewer shoppers this year.

VOA: special.2010.12.17

The public market quickly became popular and welcomed shoppers for more than one hundred thirty years.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

She was trying to gather strength and courage to push through a mass of busy shoppers.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Reporter Caty Weaver talked to shoppers in the Tysons Corner area of Northern Virginia, outside Washington.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

A winter storm that slammed the northeast of the United States the Saturday before Christmas may have delayed some shoppers.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Legs were broken and one person was severely injured during stampede as panicked shoppers and office workers surged out of buildings.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

They're looking for sources of sustainable shrimp. Kakutani says shoppers get frustrated when they can't find their favorite fish.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

Phan says when shoppers see empty storefronts, it reminds them how tough the economic environment is and they feel less inclined to buy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

But the latest figures show shoppers made up for it before and after the storm.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Many shoppers were out in force in New York on Thursday, the day before Christmas.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Organizers stress the co-op is open to all shoppers - not just members.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Right at the entry to the market, dozens of tourists crowd around its most famous attraction: a fish stand where the workers throw a salmon back and forth several meters over shoppers' heads.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

"And because small retailers don't have economies of scale to be able to order a lot of merchandise at once, they are not able to negotiate the best prices or offer the best deals to their shoppers."

VOA: standard.2009.12.20