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":"34fc5dc160e9d9b138193a326a44bfdd","s":"d4ca8bd040a1f4b0"}
Share your thoughts. Click here