Retail
January 15, 2019
Male shoppers tend to buy more frequently than women. Image credit: Hugo Boss
By Sarah Jones
Countering stereotypes about the buying behavior of men and women, new research finds that men today shop more frequently than women.
{"ct":"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","iv":"5f00588e2c5494630e9c254e3f117a64","s":"1fd01ec0f9c6c9ac"}
Share your thoughts. Click here