Retailers get a last-minute rush
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Reports say holiday procrastinators went on a spending frenzy on Christmas Eve, but was it enough? NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Christmas Eve kept the nation&#39;s merchants busy, according to the credit card company Visa, which says Dec.
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Some retailers are benefiting from the rash of hurricanes.
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With just hours to go before Christmas, the nation&#39;s retailers said they hoped a last-minute flurry of holiday shoppers, whether delayed by winter storms or by simple procrastination, would be enough to shore up an otherwise disappointing season.
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The nation's shoppers  -  taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours  -  jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items
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Shoppers headed to the nation&#39;s malls and stores to grab post-holiday bargains Sunday as merchants slashed prices even deeper in hopes of squeezing more sales out of what&#39;s winding up to be an unimpressive holiday season.
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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. They're waiting in particular for legions of shoppers armed with gift cards to snap up bargains and buy new merchandise that has just hit store shelves.
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Only 29 shopping days left to Christmas. If you are a high spender, there has rarely been a better time to hop on a plane to New York for a weekend's shopping.
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Despite generous discounting and expanded shopping hours earlier in the season, many stores are finding themselves in the same predicament as in recent years: waiting for those last-minute shoppers in the final days before Christmas who seem to be procrastinating even more than a year ago.
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With four days left before Christmas, retailers are still waiting for a holiday shopping blitz -- and beginning to worry they won&#39;t hit their sales projections for the season.
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Retailers made up significant ground in the final week before Christmas after a lackluster start to the holiday shopping season, according to experts who track holiday spending.
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One-stop shopping takes another step forward.
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Retailers in the region soon will have some new competition, and shoppers will have more choices about where to spend their money.
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With just two weeks to go until Christmas the nation's retailers should be getting worried that consumers have been slow to rev up the pace of their holiday shopping, industry experts said Monday.
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Holiday shoppers rushed the doors of apparel retailers, including Aeropostale Inc. , over the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend, anxious to snag some of the best deals of the year, but the sharp discounts could hurt the companies' bottom lines.
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With the countdown for compliance with radio-frequency identification mandates from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and others&#39; closing in, concern is growing that supplies of the necessary
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Online retailers say they are ready to deliver goods to Christmas shoppers who waited until the last minute.
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Malls were open around the clock and stores came through with huge discounts - but the last weekend before Christmas didn't do the trick, analysts said.