Retailers' accuracy high on toy pricing
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Massachusetts retailers are doing a good job of charging the correct prices for toys, according to a survey released by state regulators that found an accuracy rate of 99.5 percent at eight retailers. The state Division of Standards checked 6,493 toys at 65 stores and found 6,304 of them scanned at the correct price and 189 at an incorrect price. ...
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Analysts have offered their latest judgment of the Christmas shopping season: good, but not great, although online sales set records.
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Gift cards were hot; department stores were not. The pricier the goods, the better they sold. American Eagle Outfitters was the store to shop; Aeropostale was so 2003. And for stores with all the wrong stuff, not even huge discounts saved Christmas.
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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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The back-to-school shopping season was not a disaster, but the respectable, if lackluster performance of retailers may have been driven by discounts that obscure troubles ahead.
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Toy maker reports higher revenues and earnings even though domestic sales fall.
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Go beyond simple value screens to find true bargains.
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Reports say store is selling Wiis on Ebay for a premium over the retail selling price.
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(New York) Nov. 27, 2004 - Shoppers hoping to beat the holiday rush at a toy store in the Big Apple got more than they bargained for.
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NEW YORK - American consumers will be bearing the cost of safer toys, but not until after this year's Christmas season.
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You better watch out: This holiday shopping season could be one of the priciest ever as the most tech-laden and expensive gifts for kids of all ages, from the $299 animatronic pony Butterscotch to a $300 pinball machine, show up at your neighborhood Wal-Mart or Target.
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Wal-Mart amasses more data about the products it sells and its shoppers' buying habits than any other company.
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Online shopping engines may help you find multiple price offers, but our investigation finds that unscrupulous stores are gaming their systems.
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Crowds at Times Square Toys &#39;R&#39; Us find what they&#39;re looking for -- after getting in line at 4:30. By Deshundra Jefferson, CNN/Money Staff Writer.
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The retailer shows its turnaround may be working.
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Average customers know the same thing that ministers of high finance understand: It&#39;s all about the price. Shoppers Thursday at the Billings Sears store were eager to find out what a proposed
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U.S. consumers binged on toys and  electronics this Thanksgiving weekend, leaving retailers and  analysts to wonder if demand has already been satiated and  whether discounts that spurred the three-day spree will cut  into profits.