1. SHOPPING 1

2. TECHNOLOGY AND SHOPPING 2 3. SHOPPING OVER THE AGESIn pre-industrial ages, trade and bartering were primary ways of acquiring things. With tradesmen conglomerating into big business, currency is more commonly used. With currency being the majority of exchange for goods, other technologies have emerged. Shopping can now be done in several ways.3 4. SHOPPING ORIGINSShopping likely originated as looking around for the best barter or trade. These days the idea is the same, only the exchange for goods has changed to currency. 4 5. In earlier times shopping consisted of bartering goods for services or vice versa; or visiting the local merchant or tradesman for a small selection of purchasable goods.EARLY SHOPPING 5 6. SHOPPING EVOLVESTradesmen conglomerate under a single business in order to expand their market and enhance their profits by lowering their overhead costs.6 7. CONTINUING EVOLUTIONShopping goes retail and begins to capture particular markets and create specialized retailers. Technology aids this process with the creation of billboards, radio, magazines and catalogs.7 8. FURTHER EVOLUTIONSomewhat before television; mailing lists organize catalogs and print ads for repeat customers mailboxes. Television arrives and revolutionizes advertising by pairing audio and visual stimulus; thus creating more convincing advertising. 8 9. MODERN SHOPPINGWith the introduction of retail, print, radio and television, shopping is modernized. Each new technology offers more product information. Consumers are constantly getting new options for location, variety and price. 9 10. THE ULTIMATE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE The internet is! introduced, and completely renovates the shopping experience. Consumers can rally to review products and services. Access to wholesale goods becomes more widely available to regular consumers10 11. TECH SHOPPINGUsing the internet to shop has made shoppingsomething that can not only be done 24 hours aday but from any country the consumer wantsgoods from. Buying Italian shoes is as easy asfinding a reputable, highly rated website with asecure shopping cart and having them deliveredright to your door.11 12. EBAYEbay is an online marketplace where users can put things up for sale. Options for selling wares include: putting things up for bid, putting things up for immediate sale (known as buy it now) and allowing users to put up their best offer for an item. Clickto learn more!12 13. CRAIGSLISTAnother marketplace online is Craigslist.Craigslist is like an international classifiedssection that allows people to trade, sell, andadvertise goods and services. Click on thelink below to browse the listings in Winston-Salem.http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ 13 14. AMAZON.COMAmazon.com is an online marketplace that hascollected vendors and online stores from allover. Products can be reviewed from theirdescription page and vendors can be ratedfrom their description pages.Click here to visit Amazon.com. 14 15. OVERSTOCK.COMOverstock.com is an online store that buys surplus and overstock items from other stores at a discount price and passes the discount onto consumers by selling the goods at a discounted price as well.Click on overstock.com to visit the store.15 16. WORKS CITEDhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoppinghttp://retailindustry.about.com/od/americanretai lhistory/Milestones_in_the_History_of_the_A merican_Retail_Industry.htm16