Consumerism

The world’s most expensive shopping streets

In Consumerism, Statistics on 13 November 2007 with no comments

The interesting thing about the world’s most expensive shopping streets is that no country on the list has more than one street represented. It makes sense, though, for all the most expensive shops in a given country to agglomerate along one strip of asphalt or cobblestone.
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The Uncoolhunter

In Consumerism, Design on 25 October 2007 with no comments

The Uncoolhunter.

Urban Institute: rise in violent crime and iPod sales explosion “is more than coincidental”

In Consumerism, Crime on 19 October 2007 with no comments

A recent Urban Institute paper [pdf] puts forth an interesting explanation for the recent increase in violent crimes, especially robbery: it’s the iPod. From the executive summary:
In spring of 2004, Apple had sold a relatively modest 3.7 million iPods. In the fall of 2004, a new generation of iPods was introduced and consumer demand exploded. [...]