Update 1: Groups: Holiday Shoppers Not in Rush
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With less than two weeks until Christmas, consumers don&#39;t seem to be in a big rush to finish their holiday shopping, evidence from two groups that track sales confirmed on Tuesday.
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U.S. shoppers were keen bargain hunters following Thanksgiving, but nearly 40 percent of them left disappointed because they did not get help or the lines were too long, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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Some Coachella Valley residents will wake up to fewer Christmas presents than they had planned on today. Family members and friends across the country may have the same experience.
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One in four revelers regifts during the holiday season. No finger-pointing, please.
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More consumers are planning to spend  less this holiday season than a year ago, according to a survey  released on Tuesday that adds a fresh note of caution to what  is shaping up to be a ho-hum holiday shopping season.
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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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It&#39;s the last weekend before Christmas and for many shoppers it&#39;s the last chance to buy gifts. But if you&#39;re still putting off that trip to the mall you&#39;re not alone.
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How to avoid a post-holiday meltdown and keep momentum going for customers and employees.
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There are those who finish their holiday shopping by Thanksgiving. Then there are the rest of us. Here's a holiday gift guide for both planners and procrastinators.
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U.S. shoppers have kept a tight grip  on their wallets this holiday season with indices on Tuesday  showing sluggish sales in the second week of the  season.
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NEW YORK -- The first holiday 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 yesterday.
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Just weeks ago, the holiday shopping season seemed headed for disaster. But in the waning hours before Christmas, the nation's retailers got their wish Â a last-minute surge of shopping that helped meet their modest sales goals, according to data released late Monday by research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp.
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It hasn&#39;t exactly been a summer of fun for retailers this year -- but at least merchants can look forward to a little holiday cheer, an industry group said Wednesday.
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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 holiday shopping season began with a surge in spending, but consumers faded by the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.
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Anecdotal evidence of crowded stores at the start of the holiday shopping season wasn&#39;t backed up with promising retail numbers, as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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NEW YORK (CP) - US shoppers - some holding out for the best bargains, others who just didn&#39;t have the time to do their holiday buying earlier - hit the country&#39;s stores and malls Friday, looking for last-minute gifts on the day before Christmas.