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Black Friday 2009: Will Consumers Show Up On Key Shopping Day?

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Holiday Spending, Retail Sales, Black Friday 2009, Black Friday Forecast, Black Friday, Business News

2008 had the worst holiday shopping season in decades--will this year be any different? Retailers are hoping deep price cuts, social media specials, a...

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If You Must Wrap, Remember...

Cathy Erway | Posted 01.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Gift Wrap Waste, Packaging Waste, Holiday Waste, Wrapping Paper Waste, Holiday Spending, Green Living, Christmas Tree Waste, Thriftiness, Holiday Season Commentary, Green News
Cathy Erway

Unlike many environmentally-unfriendly activities, wrapping presents is actually inconvenient for most people. It takes up time, rather than frees the individual from it. It takes energy, and it costs him or her money.

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What Recession?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 01.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession, Target, Rampant Consumerism, Costco, Best Buy, Holiday Spending, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Black Friday Deals, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Who are all these people forking over piles of green? Aren't they aware that the economy is in the sump?

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