1.   Because bargain hunting is hard work, Barneys provided shoppers with hot dogs, ice cream, cookies and beer.

2.   In giving consumers instant information about goods they may want to buy, the devices promise to provide shoppers with more leverage over retailers.

3.   It provides shoppers with discounts on specific items, but later on it could be used to create consumer profiles.

4.   Even with the slight pickup in consumer inflation, falling prices for new car and trucks, computers and home furnishings provided shoppers with some bargains.

5.   One of the few benefits from the recession flowing to consumers is low inflation, which provides shoppers with plenty of bargains.