Black Friday poised to be best in years
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This year's "Black Friday" could be the strongest opening to the holiday shopping season in years, if the droves of Americans eager to exploit early-bird specials are any guide.
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With Black Friday in the rear-view mirror -- complete with eye-popping bargains and frenzied shoppers lining up overnight to buy that "must-have" 42-inch plasma television -- Wall Street now looks to Thursday to find out whether heavy markdowns took a toll on sales and profits.
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A traditional day of feasting with family could turn into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers plan to offer more options &#151; both online and in stores &#151; than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Internet retailer announces its best holiday season; electronics were the key.
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Don't write off the 2007 holiday shopping season just yet. Consumers are set to cash in $60 billion worth of gift cards in the next seven days, experts say.
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To most weary shoppers, it&#39;s known as Black Friday, the semiofficial start of the holiday retail season. But to hundreds of regional residents and countless others worldwide
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With the holiday shopping season in full swing, the battle between Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft over which company will win the end-of-year sales crown is heating up.
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With Black Friday in the rear-view  mirror -- complete with eye-popping bargains and frenzied  shoppers lining up overnight to buy that "must-have" 42-inch  plasma television -- Wall Street now looks to Thursday to find  out whether heavy markdowns took a toll on sales and profits.
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Record sales discounts are predicted on the High Street as retailers try to recoup low Christmas profits.
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called &quot;Black Friday&quot; because retailers hope it will kick off hot seasonal sales that will put them in the black for the year â-s alive and well in the Jupiter area.
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Things look bright for the retailer this year.
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With the official holiday shopping  season about to get under way, consumer electronics retailers  are rolling out aggressive "Black Friday" deals in an effort to  win a larger share of flat-panel television sales.
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Retailers look set to see a pick-up in Christmas trade in the coming days, despite grim predictions earlier in the season.
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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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SIGNS that shoppers are trickling back to the High Street today soothed fears that retailers are heading for a dismal Christmas. The CBI said a net 11% of retailers reported higher sales in October than a
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especially to the electronics industry. This is the time of year when companies begin releasing their shiniest/newest/greatest products to compete for your holiday shopping dollar.
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Retailers have hailed a &quot;fantastic&quot; last-minute Christmas shopping rush amid predictions of the day&#39;s sales have topped the Â£1 billion mark.