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Retailers shift focus to Cyber Monday shoppers
The Associated PressThe Thanksgiving shopping weekend may not have been the disaster some had feared, but unprecedented discounts and tempered buying likely resulted in overall soft sales as a buying binge on Friday quickly fizzled. Now, online retailers are ramping up deals...Tags: New Year's, Game Playing, Taubman Centers Incorporated, Dillard's Incorporated, Computing and Information Technology
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More data point to a modest sales gain for Thanksgiving weekend
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ The nation's stores finally got some relief this Thanksgiving weekend, according to data released late Monday, but the sales gains were modest and analysts worry the pace can't be sustained through the season and beyond as shoppers worry...Tags: Sales, Retirement, Economy, Black Friday (shopping), Thanksgiving
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Report questions Iowa tax policies
Associated Press WriterAn Iowa City-based group claims Iowa's tax revenues can't keep up with long-term spending and argues the state should consider changes to raise more money. In a report released Monday, the Iowa Fiscal Partnership predicted Iowa's revenue will remain...Tags: Iowa City, Personal Income, State Budgets, Population
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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: Wachovia Corp., Taubman Centers Incorporated, Computing and Information Technology, Consumers, Hobbies
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Experts see slowdown in Cyber Monday sales
keiko.morris@newsday.comRetailers Monday took their deals online for Cyber Monday, working every angle possible to get skittish consumers to spend. Free shipping, 2-for-1 specials and merchandise discounted up to 60 percent were offered on many items online as retailers tried...Tags: Company Information, Sales, Black Friday (shopping), Computing and Information Technology, Consumers
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Holiday buying surges, slows
Shoppers taking advantage of steep discounts and door-buster deals spent more than expected the day after Thanksgiving, providing retailers with a surprisingly strong start to the holiday season. But spending slowed as the weekend progressed, according...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Advertising, Taubman Centers Incorporated, JC Penney Company Incorporated, Consumers
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U.S. holiday season off to a modest start
AP Retail WriterThe Thanksgiving shopping weekend doesn't appear to have been the disaster some had feared, but tempered buying and unprecedented deep discounts likely resulted in soft sales. Now, online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers...Tags: New Year's, Game Playing, Taubman Centers Incorporated, Dillard's Incorporated, Consumers
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Online retailers will vie for Cyber Monday sales
Mixed in with today's e-mails from your boss asking about those sales figures due last week and from your friend announcing leftover pumpkin pie for everyone, you're likely to be inundated with messages from retailers about one-day sales, hourly deals and...Tags: Company Information, Sales, Computing and Information Technology
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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: Amazon.com Inc., Company Information, Sales, Overstock.com Incorporated, Computing and Information Technology
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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: Amazon.com Inc., Sales, Weather Reports, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Black Friday (shopping)
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In search of the perfect calendar
As the year winds down, my anxiety ratchets up as I begin the annual search. My issues are complex. I admit to a fear of commitment. Too often, I have settled for less at the last minute. Yet, I know I deserve more in a daily organizer for 2009. For...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Family, Depression, Metal and Mineral
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Retailers hope Cyber Monday jolts sales
247-4737Thousands of shoppers descended on Prime Outlets Williamsburg on Friday. Others flocked to Best Buy, Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart in Newport News. Today, retailers are heavily discounting their online merchandise for what's become known as Cyber Monday....Tags: Company Information, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best Buy Company Incorporated, Interior Policy, Computing and Information Technology
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