One in 4 spending Boxing Day shopping: survey
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One in four Canadians is spending today shopping, braving the long lineups and huge crowds at the malls to snap up some Boxing Day deals.
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More Britons than ever are expected to  shop online this Christmas as better delivery times, greater  ease with search engines and social networking sites like  MySpace.com fuel shopper confidence.
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Last-minute shopping recommendations from consumer finance experts:
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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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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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The nation's shoppers Â taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours Â jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items. But the spending surge may not be enough to offset what is shaping up to be a mediocre December for some retailers.
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U.S. holiday shoppers continue to turn to the Internet when searching for presents for family and friends, according to data released Thursday by VeriSign.
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An unprecedented number of stores will open on Boxing Day for the start of the sales. About 40% of large retailers will be trading tomorrow - many hoping
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If you haven't had enough of shopping, here's more.
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Reports that shoppers are leaving it late in the hope of finding festive bargains may be borne out by new High Street data.
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Tempted by lower prices and a wide selection of goods, U.S. shoppers clamored to the Web this holiday season, spending $23.2 billion, or 25 percent more than in the previous year, according to a survey released this week.
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Online  buying continues to snowball, according to the results of a recent America Online survey. This year, for the first time, Americans who regularly use the Internet for shopping -- researching or buying products at least once a month -- will do more shopping online than at shopping malls and stores, from catalogues and by phone, the survey found.
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Online shops look set to have a good Christmas as UK web-users get the online buying habit.
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Shoppers flocked to Britainâs stores for the busiest weekend so far this Christmas, retailers said. Early indications show pre-season sales bucked takings at the tills compared to the same time last year.
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Scotland's retailers hope for their busiest weekend as economists predict spending will be up on last Christmas.
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Consumers are breaking out their wallets on the brink of what should be a robust holiday shopping season, several reports suggested yesterday.
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The British department store chain Marks &amp; Spencer is offering men a chance to enjoy Christmas shopping: sofas, soccer and "boys' toys." The "Men's Creche" has been installed in six big-city stores around the country, including London.