Black Friday poised to be best in years
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This year's "Black Friday" could be the strongest opening to the holiday shopping season in years if the droves of Americans eager to exploit early-bird specials are any guide.
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Web holiday sales are up 24 percent over a year ago, says comScore. However it is believed the shopping season may extend longer online this season as consumers appear to be confident that expedient shipping would get their gifts in time.
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Reports of strong holiday retail sales looked to propel US stocks to big gains at the start of trading Monday.
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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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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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NEW YORK -- Holiday sales are expected to rise 5 percent this year, less than the 6.1 percent in the year-ago period, as consumers face still high energy costs, rising interest rates and a cooling housing market, the National Retail Federation said .
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The luxury market, which, only a few years ago, was struggling, has come back with a bang for the holidays.
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Bargain-hungry shoppers raced to malls as early as midnight to be the first in line to grab the best of retailers' so-called doorbuster deals on Black Friday, the kickoff of the 2006 holiday shopping season. Impatient shoppers chanted "open the door" before a 5:00 a.m. opening at a Wal-Mart store in Union, New Jersey.
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Timely acquisitions and cost savings add up to a big year for this consumer-goods producer.
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Retailers call the day after Thanksgiving &#39;Black Friday.&#39; Despite the ominous sounding name, the day is supposed to help get retail store owners into the black as the holiday shopping season begins.
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With Wall Street in the year's final stretch and the Dow in record territory, investors believe this week will bring even more holiday cheer.
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This year's "Black Friday" could be the strongest opening to the holiday shopping season in years, if the droves of Americans eager to exploit early-bird specials are any guide.
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Investor's Business Daily - Flat-panel TVs, notebook computers and video game consoles are hot items this holiday season. And apparently, Best Buy stores are where consumers want to buy them.
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With Wall Street in the final stretch of the year and the Dow Jones industrial average in record territory, investors expect next week to bring in even more holiday cheer.
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Holiday shoppers, intent on finding bargains, descended on the Washington region's malls this morning, joining a nationwide shopping spree that has come to be known as Black Friday.
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A record number of stores will open on Boxing Day as shop owners hope for a positive end to the December slump.
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Sales on America's busiest shopping day of the year could exceed last year, retail experts believe.