While the retail industry continues to focus on Ron Johnson's ouster at JCPenney and the murky future of Sears/Kmart, consumers are still shopping --both online and in physical stores. In part, ...

Everyone needs a little retail therapy now and then. When you get stressed out or are feeling a little sluggish in your body, hit the mall and find yourself an outfit or accessory that makes you feel ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Shana Colbin Dunn is a believer in the emotional power of shopping. She stakes her business on the boost people often feel when buying something shiny and ...

It's true! Science has finally proved that retail therapy is for real—and that shopping can actually make you happier. According to a University of Michigan study published in the Journal of Consumer ...

Who doesn’t love a little ‘retail therapy’?It’s often defined as that boost you get in your mood and spirits when you go shopping.Shopping stimulates the senses and often includes enjoyable sights, ...

For most of us, holiday sales and ad blitzes are so much window dressing. Lights, Sinatra music, gadgets in mall windows, catalogs of beautiful people in beautiful sweaters -- all very nice, and ...

Retail therapy really does exist and it makes up more than a fifth of all shopping purchases, new research reveals. A new survey of 2,000 people across the country found that the average American ...

I’ve written a lot of pieces on love and heartbreak. I think it’s no secret that I barely made it out alive after having my heart broken, but the important thing is that I did. I have to credit my ...

Lily Allen is in therapy. The singer explained that she sought help for her shopping addiction. After the success of her new ...

Put down your wallets all you sad and lonely people. Wait. Pick them up again and get in your car. Oops. Stop. You see, the jury is still out on whether retail ...

Co-authored by Emma Preston, Elizabeth Aviv, and Darby Saxbe For the last three weeks, Tommy has been feeling really down. He hasn’t wanted to do any of the things he usually enjoys, like working out ...

Lily Allen recently revealed that she has an addiction to shopping and spending, and she is in therapy for it. The English ...