&#39;Black Friday&#39; brings crowds to local stores
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VISTA ---- &quot;The biggest shopping day of the year&quot; are seven words that can send agoraphobics, those folks with fears of crowds and public places, into panic attacks.
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Americans stormed the nation&#39;s shops the day after Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, lured by cut-price toys and consumer electronics.
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Bargain hunters who could not wait till the traditional Boxing Day sales have been busy online during Christmas Day, retailers say.
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NEW YORK Dec 12, 2004 - With less than two weeks of shopping left until Christmas, the nation&#39;s malls and stores stepped up discounts over the weekend, but business appeared to be mixed, according to analysts.
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Early birds get bargains Treasure Coast shoppers get their holiday money&#39;s worth on the biggest shopping day of the year. By Charlie Reed.
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UK retail sales are better than expected in November as Christmas shoppers flock  to the High Street.
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By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn.  Dec. 10--First, there was Black Friday. Then there was Cyber Monday. Two  big shopping days -- one for stores occupying ground space and the other for  stores occupying cyberspace.
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called &quot;Black Friday&quot; because retailers hope it will kick off hot seasonal sales that will put them in the black for the year â-s alive and well in the Jupiter area.
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Excitement on Friday as the holiday shopping season got underway cooled before the weekend&#39;s close as cautious shoppers browsed and let many deals pass.
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Retailers opened their doors before the sun rose yesterday, the official start of the holiday shopping season, tempting early risers with specials on a variety of items including flat-screen TVs and toys.
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With the official holiday shopping  season about to get under way, consumer electronics retailers  are rolling out aggressive "Black Friday" deals in an effort to  win a larger share of flat-panel television sales.
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Holiday shoppers, intent on finding bargains, descended on the region's shopping centers Friday. But, in what could be a worrisome sign for retailers, many consumers vowed to watch their wallets closely.
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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 news was good for many retailers over the holiday weekend as enthusiastic consumers took to stores in droves on Black Friday and bought at a higher rate than last year.
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WASHINGTON - Shoppers showed a small bit of cheer at the cash registers in November, boosting sales at the nationâs retailers by 0.1 percent.
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Computer-game enthusiasts flocked to software retailers across the country to buy &quot;PlayStation Portable&quot; (PSP) that hit store shelves Sunday.
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Wal-Mart has seen a larger number of customers in its US stores over the past week as all-important holiday shopping improved. The world&#39;s biggest retailer said that its general merchandise sales picked up as the week progressed.