Record Christmas sales expected
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Business & money: UK Households are expected to splash out record breaking Â£4.25bn in supermarkets on festive food
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An unprecedented number of stores will open on Boxing Day for the start of the sales. About 40% of large retailers will be trading tomorrow - many hoping
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Hollywood's studios are expected to  rake in a possibly record $9.4 billion at domestic box offices  this year, but the lack of a Christmas season smash like last  year's final "Lord of the Rings" film will crimp overall ticket  sales.
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A record number of Americans will travel long distances from home during the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holiday as fuel and vacation costs stay in check, travel and auto group AAA said on Wednesday.
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London - British shops are preparing for the new Band Aid record, which goes on sale on Monday. Sales of Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas are expected to be massive, with the song expected to go straight to the top of the charts and stay there until Christmas.
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Marks and Spencer is set to report a growth in Christmas sales - despite gloom elsewhere on the High Street - reports suggest.
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For those pushing their way through the Black Friday crowds on the year&#39;s busiest shopping day, this is the year they may resolve to join the record number of online shoppers.
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Amazon.com chief executive Jeff  Bezos on Tuesday said the online retailer was poised for record  holiday sales, with MP3 players and digital cameras leading the  way as this year's hot gift items.
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Amazon.com Inc.&#39;s holiday sales set a record on strong demand for electronics and books, while Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said December sales at its US discount stores are rising
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Sales of new homes rose to a record high in 2004, the fourth straight annual record. But activity in December barely budged after a big drop the previous month, suggesting the nation's red-hot housing market may finally be cooling.
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Last-minute shoppers saved the Christmas season for retailers with a surge of spending last week. Sales were up 11.6 percent for the week compared with last year, according to ShopperTrak.
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Business & money: Analysts forecast that Next will report a fall in like-for-like store sales in the run-up to Christmas
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Internet retailer Amazon.com have reported record holiday sales, coaxed by hot demand for electronic consumer goods such as the Apple iPod music player.
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Boxing Day figures reveal poor sales, but bargain hunters are expected to turn out in force for post-Christmas shopping
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Online retailer says it set new records this year.
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The High Street is hoping for a busy weekend amid disappointing Christmas sales so far.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's No. 1 retailer, on Monday said December sales would be  at the top end of its prior estimate on better-than-expected  post-Christmas spending, driving its shares up 2 percent.