Consumers Give Signs of a Free-Spending Holiday Season
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With industry captains still hesitant to invest heavily, are consumers going to keep the recovery healthy through the holiday season and beyond?
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One in four revelers regifts during the holiday season. No finger-pointing, please.
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It's shaping up to be a very  merry holiday season for online retailers.
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Retailers benefited from a last-minute holiday shopping spree, putting them on track to meet modest seasonal sales goals, two groups that track consumer spending reported Tuesday.
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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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The holiday shopping season began with a solid show of spending on Friday, but consumers faded by the weekend&#39;s close and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.
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A rosier economic outlook will boost US holiday spending by up to 5 percent this year despite a firm resolution by many consumers to spend less, a consumer group said on Monday.
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By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--As the holiday shopping season heads into its final days, the appeal of hitting your keyboard for gift-getting only gets brighter.
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Travel: Gear up for a Christmas spending spree with a spot of online window shopping.
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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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WASHINGTON -- Consumer spending rose in December by the most in five months, helping the economy weather a slump in manufacturing that extended into 2007.
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For a lot of consumers, especially come December, the line appears to be blurring between giving and receiving.
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Americans are ready to put "Merry Christmas" back into holiday shopping, a new poll shows.
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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 still hope for an extra boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.
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Shoppers spent more freely in July as consumer spending rose slightly, though tepid growth in personal income raised concern about whether the trend will continue.
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US consumers delivered good news to the economy on Thursday, as data for July showed spending on goods and services was growing more quickly than at any time this year.
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Online spending for the holiday season remains robust, but free shipping upgrades and other offers are expected to extend the season later this year than last year, according to the latest report from comScore Networks Inc., an Internet research company.