Shoppers in late Christmas rush
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UK shoppers left their Christmas shopping late this year but there was a seasonal rush, retailers say.
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With less than two weeks until Christmas, consumers don&#39;t seem to be in a big rush to finish their holiday shopping, evidence from two groups that track sales confirmed on Tuesday.
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Bargain hunters got a sluggish start but finally hit the slushy streets yesterday, alongside snow plows and sand trucks, to give retail sales an extra bump this holiday season.
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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.
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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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The department store chain is gaining momentum going into the holiday season.
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With Wall Street itching for an end-of-the-year surge but still somewhat nervous about consumer spending, Americans' shopping patterns in the last hours before Christmas could make or break a "Santa Claus rally."
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Economic pressures and online deals  might have led consumers to sharply limit their trips to  retailers in the week leading up to Christmas, data tracker  ShopperTrak RCT said on Thursday.
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It&#39;s the last weekend before Christmas and for many shoppers it&#39;s the last chance to buy gifts. But if you&#39;re still putting off that trip to the mall you&#39;re not alone.
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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.
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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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Complaints about late online shopping deliveries are up a third in the Christmas run-up, a consumer group says.
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Shoppers hit the High Streets in large numbers as stores slash their prices for post-Christmas sales.
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Travel: Gear up for a Christmas spending spree with a spot of online window shopping.
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The nation's merchants remained on edge as procrastinators prepared to head to malls and stores on the day before Christmas to pick up those last-minute gifts and snap up gift cards.
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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 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.