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An Ungifter's Guide to Black Friday
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyBefore you haul yourself to the shopping mall for the American ritual known as Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving, when retail merchants leap out of the red ink and into the black), consider giving yourself a little holiday gift. Don't go. ...
The New Black Friday Safety Protocols, Explained
By not in system - AOL News(Nov. 25) -- The unbridled success of Black Friday retail promotions has inspired a second tradition: gaping at the casualty manifests rolling in on the days that follow. After a temporary Walmart worker was trampled to death last year in Valley Stream, N.Y., the retail industry and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) took the unprecedented step of developing procedural guidelines to keep any more bargain hunters from being trampled, punched, gashed, bitten, kicked, maimed, tackled or shot as they ring in the official start of the Yuletide season. Some of these rules seem ...
Holiday Shoppers Go Cuckoo for Zhu Zhus
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Nov. 25) -- A robotic hamster is the gift most likely to cause a Black Friday stampede this year. Zhu Zhu Pets have been universally declared the hottest and hardest-to-get toy of this holiday season. Shipments of the pink-nosed critters sell out within hours of arrival at stores. "It reminds me of the Furby craze back in the late '90s," said Jim Silver, editor-in-chief of TimetoPlayMag.com. "People are actually camping out at the stores waiting for deliveries." The interactive, animatronic fuzzballs move around unpredictably and make cute sounds, just like the real rodents but without ...
What Weak Economy? Post-Thanksgiving Sales Up
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Christmas shopping season got off to a strong start on Friday, despite the weak economy, according to preliminary numbers compiled by ShopperTrak RCT, which tracks sales at 50,000 retailers nationwide. Sales for Friday totaled $10.6 billion, three percent ahead of last year. Many shoppers took advantage of deep discounts offered by stores, which were anticipating a slower than normal sales day. The one-day gain could be an indication that consumers will be willing to open their pocketbooks, largely closed since mid-September, and spend a little during the holiday season.American consumers ...
Strong Retail Sales Defy Democrats' Forecasts
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAOL News has the figures from the Thanksgiving weekend start to the Christmas shopping season, and early indications are that shoppers have not been paying attention to gloomy media and political candidates' forecasts about the state of the economy. Retail sales for Friday and Saturday combined rose by 7.2% over last year to a staggering $16.4 billion. Sales on Black Friday alone rose a very healthy 8.3% over last year to $10.3 billion, according to ShopperTrak RCT Corp, which tracks sales at over 50,000 retailers nationwide. The news was even better online, as consumers drove sales up 22% ...
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