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Spending by affluent Americans on holiday gifts is set to grow 4% to $23 billion with retail and restaurant gift cards, tickets to an event or a book topping the wish list, a study found...
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New York — The Christmas shopping season doesn't kick off for another six weeks, but retailers already are signaling they're prepared to discount aggressively if needed to entice shoppers still skittish about spending. Stores expect...
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The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, released the results of its ninth annual survey of consumers' holiday spending intentions. The study's results suggest that consumers will approach this holiday shopping season with...
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A recent spike in retail sales could also mean a spike in seasonal holiday hiring, a recent national study suggests.Retailers will add 664,300 jobs nationally this season, up from 501,400 in 2009 and 324,900 in...
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Indianapolis, IN -- Halloween isn't even here yet but shoppers in central Indiana are more likely to find snowmen and Santas than ghosts and ghouls on store shelves. Since mid-September, many retailers have been stocking...
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Tulsa, OK - With temperatures still in the 90s and summer still officially under way, retailers are starting to stock up for the holiday retail shopping season, hoping to get an early start and remind...
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Braintree, MA — In a bustling parking lot outside the Braintree Best Buy, Matt Dattilo of Hingham pushed his car's rear seat down to make room for the 46-inch flat screen television, audio sound system...
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Pico Rivera, CA – Leading toy and gift manufacturer Aurora World Inc. announced today the highlights from its annual "Holiday" catalog, which features over 100 winter and Christmas themed plush animals and characters. In addition...
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