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Raconteurs call on bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs for new recording
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Jack White and his band the Raconteurs called on Ricky Skaggs to help them record a bluegrass-inspired version of their song "Old Enough." The Nashville-based rock band also brought in country singer Ashley Monroe for the track,...Tags: Bluegrass, Carrie Underwood
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Analysts see busy online shopping day on 'Cyber Monday' but weak overall holiday still likely
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping. But after weeks of...Tags: Company Information, Taubman Centers Incorporated, Thanksgiving, Religious Festivals, E-Commerce Industry
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Retailers extend 'Cyber Monday' promotions, many last through the week or longer
Many retailers are offering online deals not only for the day they have dubbed "Cyber Monday" — when people return to work after Thanksgiving and shop from their desks — but for the rest of the week or longer. Here is a sampling: —...Tags: Game Playing, Sony Corp., Consumer Electronics Industry, Electronics, House and Home
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Online sales are no longer just a way to save time and avoid malls
The Associated PressShopping online used to be about convenience. This holiday season, make it about saving money. As worries about a recession spook spenders, retailers are nudging shoppers to Web sites with promises of steep discounts. That's in contrast to past years,...Tags: Real Estate Sales, Sales, State Budgets, Company Information, Overstock.com Incorporated
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Online retailers to take a hard hit
Tribune NewspapersFor more than a decade, online retailers could count on big growth no matter the economic climate. But this holiday season, the e-commerce sector is at risk of its first slowdown since the Web was invented. As brick-and-mortar stores bemoan this season'...Tags: Game Playing, Sales, Barnes & Noble Incorporated, Black Friday (shopping), Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Retailers roll out payment options for holiday shoppers
Think twice before reaching for your credit card this holiday season.
As the tough economy forces retailers to look for the best ways to keep customers in stores, savvy shoppers can take advantage of payment options that don't rack up credit debts and...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Credit and Debt, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best Buy Company Incorporated, Toys
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Books: New releases
Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam, $27.95) Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, S.C., Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where she encounters an injured man in Bellevue Hospital's psychiatric prison...Tags: Charleston, Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Book
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Thrift Gifts For The Tech Freaks On Your List
Things are so tough this holiday season that some of us can't even afford to give a lump of coal — we need it to heat the house. Well, it's not quite that bad yet. But in the spirit of economic doom, here's an under-$50 gift guide that should...Tags: World War II, iPhone, Miley Cyrus, Floral Design, Wii
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Will 'Life on Mars' survive?
I am strictly a reality-TV viewer. But a few weeks ago the commercial for the first episode of Life on Mars caught my eye, and since watching it I have been hooked. Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli and Jason O'Mara are outstanding. Although the overall...Tags: Miramar, Michael Imperioli, Hallandale Beach, Auburndale, CBS Corp.
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Here are three useful tools for shopping, online or off
Are you ready for some shopping? No, seriously. I'm saying you need to prepare if you're going to brave holiday shopping this week, online or off. Here are three useful tools offered by many retailer Web sites that Consumer Reports Money Adviser says...Tags: Cell Phones, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Tools and Hardware, Sales, Internet
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As the online shopping season begins with 'Cyber Monday,' retailers ramp up promotions, deals
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and "Cyber Monday" — but even so, online sales are expected to be fairly flat after years of strong...Tags: Auction Service, Company Information, Thanksgiving, American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated, Activision Inc.
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Sears' Web site grinds to a Black Friday halt again this year; Amazon shoppers see slowdowns
SEATTLE (AP) _ Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start. Other sites, including Amazon.com Inc., experienced minor slowdowns,...Tags: San Mateo, Internet, Macy's, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Neiman Marcus
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