Stores looking for late boost
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Last-minute Christmas shoppers helped lift this month&#39;s retail sales, but some analysts still are concerned that Americans didn&#39;t spend enough to give chain stores the boost they had requested from Santa.
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With only four more shopping days until Christmas, it&#39;s the retailers -- not the shoppers -- who appear to be feeling frantic.
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With just hours to go before Christmas, the nation&#39;s retailers hoped a last-minute flurry of holiday shoppers, whether delayed by winter storms or by simple procrastination, would be enough
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A burst of shopping in the waning hours before Christmas helped the nationâs retailers meet their modest sales goals.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Christmas sales came in the nick of  time, saving the holiday selling season for most merchants at  the last minute.
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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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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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Signs of shop floor support for consumer groups urging action over soaring prices.
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Last-minute shoppers may have helped retailers save a holiday shopping season that got off to a sluggish start, pouring into stores the week before Christmas and continuing their buying frenzy the day after the holiday.
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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't hit sales projections for the season.
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When solid companies are on sale, it's a good time to go shopping.
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Setting the clocks ahead comes early this year, and that's causing a critical time crunch for a lot of businesses.
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The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals. Still, many hope for an extra boost this week as consumers cash in gift cards.
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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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Sales stall as a tough April affects another retailer.
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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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Area retailers slashed prices and stayed open longer than usual the day after Christmas, hoping to boost sales after a snowstorm slowed shopping just days before Christmas.