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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Kansas City Star: Business

Area banks boost capital levels
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:10:00 -0500
Kansas City area banks are padding their capital cushions — even if they are not sitting on big problems.
Epiq's bankruptcy business has record month
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:44:00 -0500
Epiq Systems Inc. of Kansas City, Kan., says that July was a record month for the number of Chapter 11 bankruptcy engagements it was retained for, and that such engagements have increased substantially in the first seven months of 2008 versus the same period in 2007.
Hunch gives hope for relief from high prices
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:00 -0500
File this one under wishful — but not totally irrational — thinking. The consumer inflation rate for July came in particularly hot, at 5.6 percent, posting the highest year-over-year increase in what we pay for the stuff we buy since January 1991.
Travel inspires Asian antiques shop
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:43:00 -0500
Business partners Pamela Johnson and Bob Eppes took different paths to their love of Asian antiques, but they have come together to form Silk Road Travelers in the River Market.
Virtual call centers could fill big need for at-home jobs
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:26:00 -0500
Why does a call center have to be in a call center? After all, we’re talking phone lines or computers here. Does it matter if an agent is sitting cheek by jowl with other agents?
NBC is watching those watching the Olympics
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:43:00 -0500
While Olympics broadcaster NBC is providing more than 2,000 hours of online content for the Beijing Games, media sources say it’s not putting a huge push behind selling online ads.

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