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Retail Sales As Expected – Holiday A Hoot Anyway

December 26th, 2008 | No comments

WSJ: The holiday retail-sales decline was much worse than the already-dire picture painted by industry forecasts, which had predicted sales ranging from a 1% drop to a more optimistic increase of 2.2%. Luxury goods, once considered immune from economic turmoil, were hardest hit, with sales falling 21.2%, compared with a jump of 7.5% a year [...]

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Pin the tail on the margins

December 6th, 2007 | No comments

That is what prognosticators will now try doing, as holiday sales have plummeted: Consumers who picked up bargains in the days after Thanksgiving may feel disinclined to return to shops this year, adding pressure on retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Cincinnati-based Macy’s Inc. to discount more as the traditional gift-giving of Christmas approaches. Last [...]

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Holiday shoppers at risk everywhere

November 7th, 2006 | No comments

One in ten holiday shoppers will succumb to some attack while shopping on the net this season. On a separate note, 9 in 10 offline shoppers will be pickpocketed, treated badly by store employees, get their kids biggy cola spilled on their shirts, eat too many holiday treat samples, get five parking tickets, and wear [...]

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