Shoppers Swarm Malls in Holiday Kickoff
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Shoppers swarmed the nation's malls and stores on Friday, even before the sun rose, to grab early bird deals on hot items like flat-screen TVs and DVD players as the holiday shopping season officially began.
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U.S. retailers kicked off the annual post-Christmas selling frenzy on Sunday, hoping that shoppers would flood stores to search for bargains or redeem gift cards and give profits a shot in the arm.
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Americans stormed the nation&#39;s shops on Friday after US Thanksgiving Day at the start of the holiday shopping season, lured by cut-price toys, consumer electronics and Santa.
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Shoppers headed to the nation's malls and stores to grab discounted coats, cashmere sweaters and other items on Sunday as merchants slashed prices even deeper in hopes of squeezing more sales out of what's winding up to be an unimpressive holiday season.
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Bargain-hungry shoppers raced to malls as early as midnight to be the first in line to grab the best of retailers' so-called "doorbuster deals" on Black Friday, the kickoff of the 2006 holiday shopping season.
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_ The holiday shopping season began with a surge in spending but consumers faded by the long Thanksgiving weekend&#39;s close and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.
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New office blocks are popping up across the capital and the country's first shopping mall is packed. Nearby, cell phone and computer stores line city streets that just a few years ago were dusty lanes.
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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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As if the Christmas buying frenzy wasn&#39;t enough, one in four Canadians could brave the malls today for more shopping. The International Council of Shopping Centres says a survey indicates 15 per cent of consumers will definitely shop today.
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Consumers put aside worries about the weak economy in November to storm into the shopping malls, pushing up retail sales by the largest amount in six months.
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US shoppers are starting to get into the holiday spirit, with indices on Tuesday showing sales picking up with only 10 shopping days until Christmas.
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After raiding the nation's stores and malls as early as midnight Friday, the nation's shoppers pulled back on Saturday, resulting in a still solid start to the holiday shopping season, a national research firm that tracks retail sales said Monday.
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Holiday shopping got off to a flying start in the United States this weekend.
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US consumers spend more as the holiday shopping season starts but fewer people head to the shops, research shows.
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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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After jamming malls on Friday for discounted flat-screen TVs and toys, shoppers logged into their computers at work yesterday as retailers ushered in the start of the online shopping season with bargains and marketing hype.
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Americans spent more in stores at the start of holiday shopping than a year ago, according to figures released on Saturday, but retailers&#39; hopes for the key season