1.0link146842<![CDATA[Holiday Season May Already Be Over For Frantic Retailers]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/27/holiday-season-may-alread_n_146842.htmlNEW YORK — The holiday shopping season begins Friday with a blitz of early morning specials. For some merchants, though, it's practically over already.
Piles of jewelry, clothing and electric drills are bypassing store shelves and heading straight to liquidators by the caseload as stores try to save as much cash as they can.