Holiday Shopping 2011

An Illusory Holiday Shopping Season: Americans Spent Less In December

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.30.2012

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The boost that the holiday shopping season was supposed to have given the economy proved to be mostly an illusion. Consumer spending actually decli...

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The Latest Sign That The Wealthy May Be Cutting Back

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 03.11.2012

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NEW YORK — Jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. said Tuesday that its sales growth weakened in the U.S. as shoppers pulled back on buying pricey baubl...

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Retailers Seduced Shoppers With Deals In December, In Spite Of Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 01.05.2012

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Shoppers didn't hold back this holiday season -- at certain stores, that is. According to data released Thursday, luxury and mid-range retailers seduc...

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Discounts Lured Shoppers This Holiday Season, But Crimped Retailers' Profits

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 03.06.2012

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NEW YORK — The 2011 holiday shopping season will go down in the record books as the year the Grinch stole stores' profits. Many retailers sacri...

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Sears Lists 79 Of Its Planned Store Closures

Reuters | Posted 02.28.2012

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Sears Holdings Corp on Thursday identified 79 of the 100 to 120 Sears and Kmart stores it said earlier this week it would close, with the list split a...

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Bargain Hunters Divided Holiday Shopping Season Into Two

AP | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 12.29.2011

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NEW YORK -- The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons: the Black Friday binge and a last-minute surge. Together, they added up to dece...

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Procrastinating Shoppers Gave Retailers A Boost In Lead Up To Christmas

AP | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 12.28.2011

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NEW YORK -- A mall trade group says that last minute shoppers gave merchants a solid lift during the final week before Christmas. Sales at stores ope...

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'The Returner' And Other Types Of Shoppers That Emerged This Holiday Season

AP | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 02.26.2012

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-- Four types of American shoppers have altered the shopping landscape this holiday season. There's the bargain hunter who times deals. The midnight...

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Retailers Hoping For 'Mega Monday' Of Huge Sales

Posted 12.26.2011

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Retailers were bracing for a busy day on Monday, as a day off for many Americans and warm, dry weather were expected to entice shoppers looking f...

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The Calendar May Help Boost Sales This Holiday Season

Posted 12.25.2011

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NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Retailers saw a steady flow of last-minute shoppers on Saturday, the day before Christmas, putting a moderate cap o...

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Procrastinating Shoppers Give Holiday Season A Last-Minute Boost

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 02.23.2012

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It's that time for caroling, eggnog, holiday cheer – and for some, a frantic dash to the mall. Last-minute shoppers hit stores on Christmas Eve...

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Holiday Sales Up, But So Are Customer Returns

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.22.2011

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At the start of the holiday shopping season, retailers breathed a collective sigh of relief. Unemployment has remained stubbornly high and consume...

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Cities With The Most Money To Spend On Christmas Gifts

Posted 12.21.2011

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Looking for an expensive Christmas gift? Track down family and friends living in the Washington, D.C. metro area. D.C. tops the list of cities wit...

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Consumers Stretching Every Dollar This Holiday Season

Posted 12.14.2011

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For many kids this holiday season, the gifts under the tree may look similar to those their parents got when they themselves awoke on Christmas mornin...

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Holiday Shopping Boosted Retail Sales Last Month In Sixth Straight Rise

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 02.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — The start of the crucial holiday shopping season in November helped fuel the sixth straight monthly increase in retail sales. Gift-...

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Poor Looking For Bargains, Rich Opting For Luxury As Christmas Nears

Posted 12.07.2011

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Adriana Garcia won't be buying her family Christmas gifts this year. The 26-year-old from Huntington Park, California lost her job as a teacher...

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Many Consumers Say They're Already Done With Holiday Shopping

Posted 12.06.2011

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More than a third of U.S. shoppers are already done with most of their holiday shopping, a survey showed on Monday, signaling that retailers need ...

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Madhuri Parson: Holiday Shopping

Hayley Griffith | Posted 01.30.2012

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I have made my list and checked it twice. On it you will find Madhuri Parson's collection that is ever so nice!

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Stores Aim To Continue Shopping Momentum After Black Friday

Posted 11.27.2011

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NEW YORK (Phil Wahba and Jessica Wohl) - U.S. retailers moved from the frenzied start of the holiday shopping season to the next phase on Saturday...

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Obama Takes His Daughters Shopping

AP | Posted 01.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has pitched in to help small businesses get into the holiday shopping season. The president took his daughters, ...

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Why You NEED A Prenup NOW

Jacoba Urist | Posted 01.24.2012

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Don't let all those tiny lights and tinsel cloud your vision this holiday season. Think sensibly about what a financial union means, and how your marriage could impact your earnings and your nest egg.

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