Retailers Hope to Lure Shoppers Into Malls
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The nation's retailers are hoping furry ponchos, fur-lined flip-flops, and sweater sets adorned with multiple broaches will excite shoppers this holiday season and lure them into stores and malls earlier than in previous years.
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Retailers are increasingly offering ways for consumers to shop online but pick up their goods in stores, letting customers avoid shipping costs.
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Fueled by Web searches for iPods, Elmos, gift cards and video game consoles, online retailers are expecting sales to increase by about 20 percent this year.
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The nation's retailers were set to usher in the start of the holiday season Friday with expanded hours, generous discounts and free money in the form of gift cards.
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Bargain-seeking consumers headed into stores for their last-minute Christmas shopping during the "Super Saturday" weekend, to the relief of some worried retailers, according to data released on Monday.
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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.
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Enticing shoppers back into the department store where the deadliest mall shooting in U.S. history took place is the delicate task now facing Von Maur employees.
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NEW YORK -- Consumers returned to the malls in August for a late back-to-school buying spree, helping many retailers rebound from July's sluggish pace. But analysts are still worried that the weakening housing market and higher food and gas prices will curtail shopping in the critical months ahead.
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U.S. retailers were hopeful on Monday that a dusting of snow on the East Coast would put consumers in the Christmas shopping mood after what has so far been a ho-hum holiday sales season.
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SAN DIEGO -- Music mogul Clive Davis has some advice for retailers looking to persuade music fans to return to traditional record shops: Make shopping more fun.
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Consumers flocked to department stores but largely shopped right past specialty clothing retailers.
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By Mark Albright, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Jun. 2--Most shoppers today read up on products and check prices on the  Internet before buying. Now mall stores have a new tool to get in shoppers'  faces online before they make up their mind.
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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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If you venture out today, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, expect to see lots of people, few parking spaces -- and a fair number of mark-downs at big retailers.
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With a weak back-to-school season behind them, the nation&#39;s retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again.
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The massive retailer has reportedly renewed efforts to build its presence there.
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You know the type. You&#39;re at the mall shopping and you&#39;re not even not even halfway to your car, when you notice someone is following, hoping to snag your parking spot.