Post-Christmas hunt 'may be last'
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The traditional post-Christmas hunt in England and Wales is being held for what may be the last time before a ban.
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Business & money: Bargain-chasing shoppers force stores into heavy price discounting after slowest Christmas sales growth in three years
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The nation&#39;s retailers remained on edge Sunday, as the much-hoped for sales bonanza appeared not to materialize on the last weekend before Christmas, despite an abundance of deals on toys and apparel.
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Boxing Day figures reveal poor sales, but bargain hunters are expected to turn out in force for post-Christmas shopping
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Pipes and pencils will be replaced by cameras and games when a 90-year-old royal tradition of sending gifts to British troops abroad is revived this Christmas, a defense spokesman said Thursday.
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Retailers expect the day after Boxing Day to be busier as bargain hunters continue the chase for cut-price items.
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UK shoppers left their Christmas shopping late this year but there was a seasonal rush, retailers say.
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Online retailers say they are ready to deliver goods to Christmas shoppers who waited until the last minute.
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With just hours to go before Christmas, the nation&#39;s retailers said they hoped a last-minute flurry of holiday shoppers, whether delayed by winter storms or by simple procrastination, would be enough to shore up an otherwise disappointing season.
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WOOLWORTHS boss Roger Corbett may have opened his wallet for the last time in the bidding war for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality.
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By CHRIS TOMLINSON  With just six shopping days left, High Street retailers are already forecasting their worst Christmas for 25 years, while online retailers are bragging that it's going to be the best on record.
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There may be 206 shopping days left until December 25, but a new drive to encourage shoppers and retailers to support the first ever national plastic-bag free Christmas is already gaining momentum.
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Last-minute Christmas shoppers helped lift this month&#39;s retail sales, but some analysts still are concerned that Americans didn&#39;t spend enough to give chain stores the boost they had requested from Santa.
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Millions of British consumers are expected to spend Christmas Day shopping online for bargains.
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Reports that shoppers are leaving it late in the hope of finding festive bargains may be borne out by new High Street data.
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Beleaguered parents hunting down a must-have games console for this Christmas are being told to keep on hassling their local games retailer - and keep their fingers crossed.
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Santa isn't the only one busy around this season - mail carriers are putting in extra effort with two weeks left for holiday shopping.