Halloween Means Sales as Adults Join In
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Halloween is expected to scare up record sales this year as more adults -- and pets -- join in what was once mainly a children's dress-up event, filling a void before the key Christmas shopping season.
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A bake/yard sale benefiting the Peter Skobic Educational Fund at Blackman Community Center Saturday attracted many people who were delighted to meet and help Skobic.
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NEW YORK - The holiday selling season got off to a strong start this weekend, which means...actually, it may not mean anything at all.
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For those pushing their way through the Black Friday crowds on the year&#39;s busiest shopping day, this is the year they may resolve to join the record number of online shoppers.
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WHETHER it's bright flashing lights or a garden grotto Ipswich householders have gone to town this year with a cornucopia of Christmas displays.
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In some places, holiday givers are coming up with creative alternatives this season.
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Every holiday, various organizations try to catch the attention of consumers by finding clever ways to link the special occasion to a product or service they are offering.
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Near-record crowds turned out for the holiday shopping seasonâs Thanksgiving weekend kickoff, bringing with them unexpectedly robust sales gains to many malls and retail chains across the country.
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Cooler weather drove U.S. shoppers  into stores in October, with top retailers reporting their  biggest rise in sales in months, but whether this points to a  strong holiday season remains an open question.
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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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Retailers call the day after Thanksgiving &#39;Black Friday.&#39; Despite the ominous sounding name, the day is supposed to help get retail store owners into the black as the holiday shopping season begins.
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Merchants are describing this year's holiday-season sales as a roller-coaster ride. That could hardly be said about the full-year sales experience. At least a roller coaster offers the contrast of intermittent highs and lows.
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The Salvation Army workers and volunteers who attract shoppers outside stores with their dinging bells have long been one of the more reliable sights and sounds of the holiday shopping season.
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Health professionals and families have worked hard to turn Halloween into a day that children with diabetes can take delight in, not simply endure.
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Halloween is bigger than you think. Who'll be eating the sweetest profits?
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Weeks before Halloween marketers, retailers and media companies are busily painting the town orange in order to satisfy consumers who are already in the mood.
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The outlook for the holiday season brightened Thursday as many of the nation&#39;s retailers reported an improvement in sales in October.