Some retailers had luxurious weekend
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&quot;I think the start was very mixed,&quot; said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz &amp; Associates, a national retail consulting and investment banking firm in New York.
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More people are finding unusual ways to enjoy their holidays without shopping themselves into a stupor.
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The 2006 holiday shopping period got off to a strong start over the weekend, according to several e-commerce operators.
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The holidays have been in the bag for this luxury retailer.
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New Yorkâs chic shopping districts seem to be teeming these days with foreign tourists taking advantage of the weak dollar. Foreign retailers are now joining them.
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The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many hope for an extra boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.
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Consumers packed malls and store parking lots over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend, leading many to expect this year's holiday sales figures could blow away expectations and lift retail stocks.
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Sales at United States retailers, including JC Penney and Target, got a boost on the first weekend of the US holiday-shopping season as customers bought discounted retail goods.
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Shoppers flocked to Britainâs stores for the busiest weekend so far this Christmas, retailers said. Early indications show pre-season sales bucked takings at the tills compared to the same time last year.
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NEW YORK -- The start of the holiday season was respectable but unimpressive for many of the nation's retailers, with consumers jamming stores and malls on Friday and pulling back as the weekend wore on.
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Savvy investors can find retail bargains -- but not everything's on sale.
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Consumers are breaking out their wallets on the brink of what should be a robust holiday shopping season, several reports suggested yesterday.
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A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options &#151; both online and in stores &#151; than ever this Thanksgiving.
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It's shaping up to be a very  merry holiday season for online retailers.
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Gift cards were hot; department stores were not. The pricier the goods, the better they sold. American Eagle Outfitters was the store to shop; Aeropostale was so 2003. And for stores with all the wrong stuff, not even huge discounts saved Christmas.
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Early openings, deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers during the holiday weekend.
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Last-minute shoppers gave the nation's retailers a generally solid holiday season, with some apparel retailers and discounters enjoying particularly robust sales.