Shopping is the purchase of goods and services from retailers.

Explanation

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Shopping is considered a recreational activity of psychological interest. Shopping involves selection and purchase.

"Window shopping" is an American/English phrase meaning to look into glass windows of a shop for entertainment and imagine purchasing items without actually purchasing, possibly just to pass the time between other activities, or planning a purchase.

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You'll pay more if Midway goes private
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
What happens when the city leases public assets to private investors? Prices rose when Millennium Park Garage and the Chicago Skyway were leased to private operators. Now Midway Airport is up for bids. Could an $8 airport pretzel be next? How about a $10 luggage cart?
2 Americas, a world apart
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:46:59 -0500
Each party's struggle is to convince voters its view of the U.S. matches their reality. How religion guides Palin Dems regain wimp factor Obama, McCain even Obama rebukes Palin Opinion: Her media war Opinion: McCain's choice won't fool women
Home explosion kills 2
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Neighboring house knocked from foundation by blast When her family came to visit, Luella Reils always insisted on cooking for them, even when her brood grew beyond four children, adding 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Peraica won't stop using Fitzgerald photo in race
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:12:12 -0500

Illinois 5-year-old nails hole-in-one
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:47:00 -0500
Look out Tiger Woods, 5-year-old Drew Gray's got game.
Week expected to start out on a cool, wet note
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Just days after a thorough soaking by the remnants of Gustav, more rain is headed for Chicago. Some light showers may develop Sunday, but the city is in line for another round of significant shower and thunderstorm activity Monday and Monday night as a cold front pushes through the area. Chilly weather will follow, and low temperatures may dip below 50 degrees both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings for the first time since May 29, when the mercury dipped to 42 degrees.

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'The Tragic Wives' of Drew Peterson
WITH JOSEPH HOSEY Herald News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0600
Exclusive book excerpt from Sun-Times News Group writer Joseph Hosey: Last October, Stacy Peterson disappeared. And with her disappearance, a national spotlight fell on Bolingbrook, the previously tranquil southwest suburb where the 23-year-old woman lived with her husband, Drew Peterson, and their children.
Ebert honored at gala
BY SUSANNA HOMAN Staff Reporter shoman@suntimes.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0600
Susanna Homan: Even though Roger Ebert can no longer speak, his inspirational story has become a rallying cry to doctors and patients at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. A three-time patient because of thyroid and salivary gland cancer, Ebert was the guest of honor at the institute's annual Medicine Ball gala Saturday night, which attracted more than 400 guests to the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark.
Blast kills elderly couple, destroys Frankfort home
BY CAROLE SHARWARKO Southtown Star Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0600
An elderly couple died early Saturday in an explosion that destroyed their Frankfort home and scattered debris across two blocks. The 5:30 a.m. blast was felt several miles away. Natural gas may have built up inside the house, Frankfort Police Chief Rob Piscia said.

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