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Protect Your Personal Information When Shopping Online

Online shopping doesn’t have to be risky. Here are a few tips to protect your credit/debit card information on the internet.

2012/11/07

A woman displays her 'cocktail' of 14 different AIDS medications. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Website Helps Consumers Check Out Online Pharmacies

According to the FDA, only about 3-percent of online pharmacies are actually obeying the law. The FDA is now warning consumers the vast majority of internet pharmacies are selling drugs that could harm them.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/28

The internet shopping website of Amazon.com. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Tax On Amazon Purchases From Texas Begins Sunday

If you love Amazon.com you may want to do as much shopping as you can before Sunday. The website will start collecting sales taxes on purchases from Texas.

2012/06/30

A man uses a computer. (credit: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

Avoid Counterfeit Items When Shopping Online

Online shopping can be a great way to snag great deals, but not all internet merchants are created equal. Low prices can sometimes blind consumers from spotting counterfeit items.

2012/06/15

Zappos Says Customer Database Hacked

Online shoe seller Zappos.com says a hacker may have accessed the personal information of up to 24 million customers.

2012/01/16

Retailers Have High Hopes For Cyber Monday After Booming Black Friday

Retailers rang up record sales on Black Friday as shoppers spent an estimated $11.4 billion dollars – nearly a billion dollars more than last year. Now, businesses are gearing up for similar sales on Cyber Monday. All online.

2011/11/27

A man checks out his purchases at a department store on Black Friday. (credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Retailers Already Hiring For The Holidays

While most people across North Texas are probably not in the holiday spirit quite yet, retailers are getting ready for the rush of shoppers.

2011/09/27

A model presents a creation by Austrian designer Lena Hoschek. (credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)

Online Companies Let You Design Your Own Shoes

Online shoe stores allow customers to design their own perfect pair, customizing the color, toe, heel height and just about any other detail.

2011/08/25

States Look To Internet Taxes To Close Budget Gaps

State governments across the country are laying off teachers, closing public libraries and parks, and reducing health care services, but there is one place they could get $23 billion a year if they could only agree how to do it: Internet retailers such as Amazon.com.

2011/06/19