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Shoppers eye Cyber Monday
Shoppers might have pounded the pavement for deals on Black Friday, but Internet-savvy shoppers await "Cyber Monday" - during which more than 500 online retailers will offer discounts by the hour.There's even a Web site, www.cybermonday.com, that keeps track of all the bargains. It&#x ... more »
Argus Leader – Dec 1, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: South Dakota: Sioux Falls
Shoppers might have pounded the pavement for deals on Black Friday, but Internet-savvy shoppers await "Cyber Monday" - during which more than 500 online retailers will offer discounts by the hour.There's even a Web site, www.cybermonday.com, that keeps track of all the bargains. It&#x ... more »
Argus Leader – Dec 1, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: South Dakota: Sioux Falls
Postal Service cuts seasonal hires
By JIM KINNEY Business writer SPRINGFIELD - Fewer letters and packages mean fewer seasonal workers for delivery services during the Christmas season. "It's just the economy," says Robert F. Boiselle, a regional spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service. "People will be buying less, ... more »
MassLive.com – Dec 1, 2008 03:26 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Massachusetts: Springfield
By JIM KINNEY Business writer SPRINGFIELD - Fewer letters and packages mean fewer seasonal workers for delivery services during the Christmas season. "It's just the economy," says Robert F. Boiselle, a regional spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service. "People will be buying less, ... more »
MassLive.com – Dec 1, 2008 03:26 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Massachusetts: Springfield
You can help Arizona's economy by shopping local
A Valley organization says 45 cents of every dollar spent at a mom-and-pop stores goes right back into Arizona, compared to only 13 cents at national retail chains.
ABC15.com – Dec 1, 2008 03:18 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Arizona: Phoenix
A Valley organization says 45 cents of every dollar spent at a mom-and-pop stores goes right back into Arizona, compared to only 13 cents at national retail chains.
ABC15.com – Dec 1, 2008 03:18 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Arizona: Phoenix
Holiday Shopping Soars 18 % Over Last YearDespite all the talk of an economic slowdown, the holiday shopping season is off to an "energetic" start, according to a retail survey out tonight More
WKRG.com – Dec 1, 2008 02:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Alabama: Mobile
Wii leads the way on healthy Black Friday
Black Friday proved to be a relatively bright light in an economy largely characterized by dark, gloomy reports. Overall, retail sales for the day after Thanksgiving were up 3 percent from the same day in 2007, with preliminary estimates putting total sales in the U.S. at $10.6 billion, according to ... more »
N4G.com – Dec 1, 2008 02:11 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Video Games
Black Friday proved to be a relatively bright light in an economy largely characterized by dark, gloomy reports. Overall, retail sales for the day after Thanksgiving were up 3 percent from the same day in 2007, with preliminary estimates putting total sales in the U.S. at $10.6 billion, according to ... more »
N4G.com – Dec 1, 2008 02:11 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Video Games
As gas prices fall, gas stations' profits actually rise
Although retail gasoline prices have fallen 55% since mid-July, wholesale prices have plunged even more sharply 68%, according ...
USA Today – Dec 1, 2008 01:49 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Business
Although retail gasoline prices have fallen 55% since mid-July, wholesale prices have plunged even more sharply 68%, according ...
USA Today – Dec 1, 2008 01:49 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Business
Kathryn Hughes: Squires and steeples
There is nothing quite so potent as cheap Christmas cards. I don't mean charity cards, the sort that offer tasteful woodcuts, sharp contemporary graphics or well-done reproductions of old masters in return for your contribution to cerebral palsy or clean water. What I'm talking about are t ... more »
The Guardian – Dec 1, 2008 12:57 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
There is nothing quite so potent as cheap Christmas cards. I don't mean charity cards, the sort that offer tasteful woodcuts, sharp contemporary graphics or well-done reproductions of old masters in return for your contribution to cerebral palsy or clean water. What I'm talking about are t ... more »
The Guardian – Dec 1, 2008 12:57 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
Creditors meet to learn cost of Kaupthing's loans
Yachts and private jets are exactly what well-heeled customers of the Café Royal would be expected to own. Indeed, these playthings of the rich and famous will be the subject of discussion in the venue's plush surroundings today. But the talk will not be so much about exotic holidays on fa ... more »
The Guardian – Dec 1, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in World
Yachts and private jets are exactly what well-heeled customers of the Café Royal would be expected to own. Indeed, these playthings of the rich and famous will be the subject of discussion in the venue's plush surroundings today. But the talk will not be so much about exotic holidays on fa ... more »
The Guardian – Dec 1, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in World
Wilmington businesses look for ways to attract shoppers
During 2008, independently owned stores had to compete with corporate retail stores, a slumping economy, and bad weather.
WECT TV6 – Dec 1, 2008 12:19 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Wilmington
During 2008, independently owned stores had to compete with corporate retail stores, a slumping economy, and bad weather.
WECT TV6 – Dec 1, 2008 12:19 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Wilmington
National Retail Sales Drop Off After Friday Rush
NEW YORK (AP) — Deep discounts on everything from sweaters to TVs drove shoppers out of hibernation for the Thanksgiving weekend, but the buying was tempered and sales for the traditional start of the holiday season appear at best in line with stores' low expectations.
The Tampa Tribune – Dec 1, 2008 12:17 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Florida: Tampa
NEW YORK (AP) — Deep discounts on everything from sweaters to TVs drove shoppers out of hibernation for the Thanksgiving weekend, but the buying was tempered and sales for the traditional start of the holiday season appear at best in line with stores' low expectations.
The Tampa Tribune – Dec 1, 2008 12:17 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Florida: Tampa