How the Cooling Economy Is Stealing Targetâs Christmas
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Despite rosier expectations, Target is muddling through this holiday season, perplexing those who consider the chain a bellwether.
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What does it take to lure harried Christmas shoppers away from the malls and the prepackaged convenience of an already decorated plastic Christmas tree in a box?
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As holiday shopping reaches the home stretch, consumers who are far removed from Madison Avenue and Rodeo Drive say they are holding down their spending.
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Early holiday sales reports are weak, with Target Corp., the nation's No.2 retailer, warning that its sales may have fallen in December.
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When the largest retailer in the world slashes its sales growth estimate during the holiday shopping season, it&#39;s time to sit up and take notice.
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The day after Christmas in the United States is typically reserved for recovery from overindulgence, gift returns and ambitious shopping for next year.
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The holiday season typically brings a surge in the number of fraudulent online orders, and smaller online retailers are being hit especially hard this year.
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Retailers may be in for a blue  Christmas this year as worries about soaring energy prices,  consumers' cost-consciousness and a warmer December than last  year make for lackluster holiday sales, retail analysts said.
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Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers, battered by harsh economic crosswinds, spent less in December than at any time in the past 15 months.
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The average household will spend close to $1,000 on Christmas and the other gift-giving holidays this winter, according to some estimates.
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especially to the electronics industry. This is the time of year when companies begin releasing their shiniest/newest/greatest products to compete for your holiday shopping dollar.
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Overindulge this holiday season? To make up for it, many people will shop for high-tech treadmills or mail-order machines that will shrink their thighs while they make low, low monthly payments.
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With a weak back-to-school season behind them, the nation&#39;s retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again.
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For toy stocks, it's looked a lot like Christmas all year long.
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Economic pressures and online deals might have led consumers to sharply limit their trips to retailers in the week leading up to Christmas, data tracker ShopperTrak RCT said on Thursday.
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Across the country, initiatives are sprouting to push commerce out of Christmas and focus on tradition.