shopaholism

Sometimes referred to as "shopaholism", compulsive shopping can create massive financial, marital, legal and family problems.

chicagotribune.com - 2009

Istanbul's covered market, an early shrine to shopaholism, is about to celebrate its 550th anniversary with a multimillion-pound facelift.

Istanbul thrives as the new party capital of Europe 2011

But times have never been tougher for those diagnosed with a controversial disorder called "compulsive buying," or "shopaholism."

This Year, More Than Ever, 2008

At the time, Mr. Ebben said he didn't quite believe that shopaholism was really a disorder.

This Year, More Than Ever, 2008

It's why they target children and encourage shopaholism (a serious problem for more than 20 million Americans who regularly go shopping without a particular purchase in mind).

Benjamin R. Barber: Black Friday...Gray Thursday 2008

To discover all these other terrible and extraordinary things about her … the shopaholism, the chronic money problems, the extreme generosity, the angry outbursts, the demands she made on others and, most tellingly, on herself, the abortion …

State of the Union Douglas Kennedy 2005

It's far easier to blame shopaholism or unmet psychological needs for financial problems.

Archive 2004-06-01 2004

Before we cue the survey highlight reel and accuse the fairer sex of rampant shopaholism, consider two important points:

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Istanbul's covered market, an early shrine to shopaholism, is about to celebrate its 550th anniversary with a multimillion-pound facelift.

The Guardian World News 2011

Whether the soaring box office of Pretty Woman, which now celebrates its anniversary with a modest re-release, did in fact draw its power from American shopaholism we'll never know.

San Francisco Sentinel The San Francisco Sentinel 2010