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Cyber Monday sales expected to reach $1.5 billion
Cyber Monday sales this holiday season are expected to reach $1.5 billion, setting a new record as the most lucrative online shopping event of the year, analysts show. A blog post on Internet analytics company comScore explains that "consumers are...
Tags: Online Media Industry, Amazon.com Inc., E-Commerce Industry, Black Friday (shopping), Walmart
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Problem Solver: Dinosaur misses Christmas
Christmas has finally arrived for 12-year-old Lauren Villano, or at least the dinosaur skeleton portion of the holiday. The Berwyn girl can thank her grandfather's persistence for the prehistoric gift. Brian Sternberg said that when he ordered the 3-...
Tags: Jon Yates, Religious Festivals, Holidays, Consumers
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Despite ports strike, U.S. cargo volume to rise 3.9% in December
Despite an eight-day port strike that in effect shut down seaports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, import cargo volume is expected to increase 3.9% in December, according to a retail group. A monthly Global Port Tracker report released Monday...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Holidays, National Retail Federation
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Macy's will open doors 48 hours straight before Christmas
Procrastinators rejoice. Just when you thought the frenzy of Cyber Monday and Black Friday shopping was over, Macy's said it would expand its tradition of staying open 24 hours a day on the weekend before Christmas. Starting Dec. 21 at 7 a.m., most...
Tags: Christmas, Religious Festivals, Walmart, Holidays, Macy's
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The Crowd: Puttin' on the Ritz for Chapman
The classy Christmas at the Ritz holiday luncheon Saturday benefiting Chapman University attracted a sold-out crowd, raising nearly $190,000. The 26th annual celebration is produced by the Women of Chapman support group, this season chaired by the...
Tags: Beau Bridges, Entertainment Events, Small Business Saturday, Religious Festivals, Colleges and Universities
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Gobbling up post-Thanksgiving deals
And by post-Thanksgiving, I mean literally right after Thanksgiving dinner. After a day of rest and giving thanks, families were left with satisfied stomachs and insatiable shopping appetites. Lucky for those consumers, several stores began Black Friday...
Tags: Sears, Black Friday (shopping), Thanksgiving, Aventura, Urban Outfitters Incorporated
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Shoppers hit up stores for last-minute Christmas shopping
You've heard of black Friday, and cyber Monday -- well today is "Super Saturday." That's because it's one of the busiest shopping days of a year. The national retail association predicts 73-percent of us still have shopping to do. It's the final...
Tags: The Dress Barn Incorporated, Weather Reports, Holidays
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Is Apple TV becoming a sleeper hit?
Poor little Apple TV. It doesn't get the big, extravagant launch events that other Apple products receive. And even Chief Executive Tim Cook has sounded vague when he talks about Apple's feelings about it: “It’s an area of intense...
Tags: Conservation, Apple TV, Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Surface
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A current `over'view
SpringsOver with campaigning, and through Benghazi To the re-election we managed to go Another high level leak, our future looks bleak How the world must laugh at our “show” Over Hurricane Sandy, and heading for the “cliff” With...Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Heartfelt holiday greeting cards: A waning tradition?
While it used to be a very common holiday tradition, sending Christmas cards -- whether the goofy family photo type or the long, dull "how my year went" variety -- seems to have gone out of style. But, further research reveals that although the influx...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Media Industry, Religious Festivals, Bellaire, Mail Order Industry
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Retail sales up a weak 1.6% in November due in part to Sandy
Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...
Tags: Groceries, Thomson Corporation, Black Friday (shopping), Victoria's Secret, Walmart
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Sick of Black Friday, Cyber Monday hype? Try 'Giving Tuesday'
At this rate, soon every day of the holiday season will have a name. Thanksgiving Thursday begot Black Friday, which then begot Cyber Monday, and which nonprofits are hoping this year will now beget Giving Tuesday — a new branding effort after...
Tags: United Nations, NPR, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Holidays, Charity
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