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Retail season starts strong, but a long haul ahead
New York - In Rochester, N.Y., the roads were clogged at 4 a.m. last Friday as shoppers hit the malls looking for bargains. In Burlington, Mass., it took as long as 25 minutes to find a parking spot early that day. And at Lenox Square in Atlanta, throngs of shoppers hunted for discounts at shoe retailer Nine West.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Global Recession Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-12-01
Holiday season off to a modest start
NEW YORK - The 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 into "Cyber Monday" spenders.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-01
Early data shows strong Black Friday shopping
CHICAGO - The holiday shopping season got off to a surprisingly solid start, according to data released Saturday by a research firm. But the sales boost during the post-Thanksgiving shopathon came at the expense of profits as the nation's retailers had to slash prices to attract the crowds in a season that is expected to be the weakest in decades.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-30
Holiday sales view still weak after weekend rush
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumers made repeat trips to U.S. stores and spent more on bargains this holiday weekend, but the early rush is unlikely to save retailers from a bleak sales season, analysts said on Sunday.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2008-11-30
Black Friday shoppers out in force, but cautious
NEW YORK - Shoppers, who had snapped their wallets shut since September, flocked to stores before dawn Friday to grab deals on everything from TVs to toys on the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, feared to be the weakest in decades.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Global Recession Source:(AP)
2008-11-28
| Headlines |
- Retail season starts strong, but a long haul ahead 2008-12-01
- Holiday season off to a modest start 2008-12-01
- Early data shows strong Black Friday shopping 2008-11-30
- Holiday sales view still weak after weekend rush 2008-11-30
- Black Friday shoppers out in force, but cautious 2008-11-28
- U.S. shoppers seek deals, buy less on Black Friday 2008-11-28
- US retailers slash prices -- and pray 2008-11-28
- Meltdown far from over, new mortgage crisis looms 2008-11-28
- For stores, the holiday season may already be over 2008-11-27
- Online retailers ramp up deals to capture dollars 2008-11-27
- Woolworths close to bankruptcy 2008-11-27
- Is lobster the new turkey for Thanksgiving? 2008-11-26
- More customers resume using old-fashioned cash 2008-11-23
- Stocks plunge for third straight session 2008-11-12
- Stores see `seismic' shift as consumers clamp down 2008-11-12
- EU to allow 'wonky' fruit and veg on supermarket shelves 2008-11-12
- Stores see surge in applicants for holiday help 2008-11-11
- Consumer spending worries send stocks lower 2008-11-11
- Retail: The Great Holiday Blowout Sale 2008-11-11
- Fast Food Loaded with Corn 2008-11-11
- Wall Street falls, unable to shake economic woes 2008-11-10
- U.S. vows more help for AIG, China enacts stimulus 2008-11-10
- Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection 2008-11-10
- Vanishing jobs, stressed consumers feed downturn 2008-11-07
- Many retailers report steep sales drop in October 2008-11-06
- Service sector shrinks as new orders drop 2008-11-05
- Circuit City closing 155 stores 2008-11-03
- Generics Are Gaining on Name Brands 2008-11-02
- Consumer confidence plunges to lowest on record 2008-10-28
- Cheaper gas doesn't mean anyone's spending freely 2008-10-23
- Grocery bill still high? Blame 'sticky' prices 2008-10-19
- Canada says BPA toxic, to ban baby bottles with it 2008-10-18
- Mervyns says it will liquidate all stores 2008-10-17
- China broadens dairy product recall amid health scandal 2008-10-15
- Fed: Economy sinks deeper into rut 2008-10-15
- Retailers report weak September sales 2008-10-08
- Sour economy tied to psychology that fed gas panic 2008-09-28
- Companies joining to push music on memory cards 2008-09-22
- Distributors: China dairy ordered milk off shelves 2008-09-19
- Entertainment, tech cos. to unify digital media 2008-09-18
- Best Buy to acquire music-sharer Napster 2008-09-15
- Media group to create new digital video "ecosystem" 2008-09-12
- Sprint to help customers understand their phones 2008-09-09
- Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps 2008-09-07
- Slow August sales signal more weakness in retail 2008-09-04
- Shrinking packages, pricier foods fluster parents 2008-09-01
- Shopping for back to school can be a lesson itself 2008-08-26
- Best Buy becomes first independent iPhone retailer 2008-08-12
- Retailers report mixed sales results in July 2008-08-07
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