Consumer Spending Black Friday Shopping

Online Sales Leap On Black Friday

AP | Posted 11.28.2011

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Online shoppers didn't wait around until Cyber Monday to start their holiday shopping. According to IBM Corp. research unit Cor...

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November Retail Sales Up 1.3 Percent, More Than Double Expecations

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Just in time for Christmas, the fragile economic recovery is showing signs of strengthening: Consumers are spending, companies are ...

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Black Friday At Wal-Mart: The Cost Of Crazed Consumerism

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Judith Rich

Competition is so endemic to our culture, consumption has become a competitive sport. Am I the only one who thinks something is out of whack here? Remember the mortgage mess we're in?

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Holiday Season May Already Be Over For Frantic Retailers

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The holiday shopping season begins Friday with a blitz of early morning specials. For some merchants, though, it's practically over a...

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