After busy Black Friday, shoppers downshift
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Shoppers spent their money on Friday and browsed the rest of the weekend, according to a retailers&#39; trade group. The Retail Council of New York State reported an erratic
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A steady stream of last-minute shoppers let retailers feeling a little blue over a slow holiday shopping season see a little more green.
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Shoppers headed to malls and stores to grab discounted coats, cashmere sweaters, and other items yesterday as merchants slashed prices even deeper in hopes
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By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn.  Dec. 10--First, there was Black Friday. Then there was Cyber Monday. Two  big shopping days -- one for stores occupying ground space and the other for  stores occupying cyberspace.
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America&#39;s merchants, shocked by a mediocre post-Thanksgiving weekend, are rushing to mark down their merchandise - way before the majority of holiday shoppers have even seen it.
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Holiday shoppers, intent on finding bargains, descended on the region's shopping centers Friday. But, in what could be a worrisome sign for retailers, many consumers vowed to watch their wallets closely.
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UK shoppers left their Christmas shopping late this year but there was a seasonal rush, retailers say.
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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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The first Christmas shopping weekend of the year may have started with a bang, but it ended with a whimper, evidence from two groups that track sales showed on Tuesday.
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After struggling through a disappointing holiday season, retailers were heartened by a surge in business last week, and a busy shopping day after Christmas, creating more hope that they would meet their modest sales goals.
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U.S. consumers, who flocked to malls  at the start of the holiday shopping season, have since backed  off, kept out of stores by a Midwest ice storm and the ease of  shopping online, data released on Sunday by SpendingPulse  showed.
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The 2004 holiday shopping season turned out to be a bumpy one, with last-minute shoppers giving some retailers solid results but other storeowners struggling to a disappointing finish.
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Something odd happened on the way to global recovery. The shoppers are not turning out the way they normally do when things start to look up.
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Lately, the company's retail operation has been lagging behind sales of its locations.
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The nation's retailers slashed prices further Wednesday in hopes that a post-Christmas shopping rush will salvage holiday sales that, so far, have fallen below even modest expectations
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With less than two weeks of shopping left until Christmas, the nation&#39;s malls and stores stepped up discounts over the weekend, but business appeared to be mixed, according to analysts.
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UK shoppers left their Christmas shopping late this year, but there was a seasonal rush in the last 10 days, retailers say.