A view of a Macy's flagship store in New York.

The Creepy New Way Macy's Tempts You to Make Impulse Purchases

Macy's is outfitting stores with the ability to detect shoppers' exact loca...
Macy's is outfitting stores with the ability to detect shoppers' exact locations—and then make ads and coupons magically appear on smartphones so they'll buy the merchandise in front of them.

Amazon Wants to Invade Your Home With Its One-Click Buying Button

If Amazon has its way, one day our homes will be equipped with devices that...
If Amazon has its way, one day our homes will be equipped with devices that detect when we're running low on household supplies and let us order more—from Amazon, of course—with one touch of a button.

12 Things Made for Kids That Are Now Being Marketed to Adults

Who says kids should get to have all the fun? Not the forces behind a wide ...
Who says kids should get to have all the fun? Not the forces behind a wide range of seemingly juvenile foods, products, and places that are increasingly being sold to adults—plenty of whom are happy to play along.

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