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Retailers understand that October is traditionally a lackluster month in most sectors. This October was no different. High unemployment and the ever-present uneasiness of the American consumer have done October no favors.
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Despite a flood of shoppers this past weekend, this holiday shopping season promises to be one of the worst in decades. Weekend shopping was up by 25 million more shoppers this year but retail sales were only up 3% from last year.
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While “pundits” argue the point about whether the US is in or heading for a recession, retailers are voting with their bankruptcy suits. Unlike the more glitzy financial stories, this is the baseline economy getting hit, America’s bottom line.
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Gadgets, software and digital gear are among the most popular gifts for the holiday season. But the holidays bring out the worst in many retailers and if you're not up on what means what, you are ripe to be scammed. Here are the top scams to avoid.
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As Canada’s Finance minister is asking retailers to re-evaluate their prices to reflect the strong Canadian dollar, the currency plunged a couple of cents after Bank of Canada governor David Dodge claimed there was no good reason for the sudden hike.
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After getting burned by the shift of purchasing music online instead of buying CDs at the store, companies like Best Buy and Blockbuster are moving faster in getting an in-store move download service to lure customers back into their stores.
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In what almost becaome an investigation for fraud, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. found that the reason for the disproportionate amount of retailers winning the lottery is due to their massive purchase of scratch tickets.
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NEW YORK - Fujitsu announced today at the National Retail Federation's 91st Annual Convention & Expo in New York City, the new Fujitsu iPAD, a powerful, compact, Microsoft Windows CE .NET-based mobile device that funnels multiple technologies into a si...
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March's unexpectedly warm weather boosted UK retail sales, the British Retail Consortium says.
UK retail sales were damaged by the wettest April since records began, the British Retail Consortium says.
Retail sales fell in January as shoppers reined in their spending at the start of the year, the CBI says.
Controversial plans for a community stadium and retail development in York are approved by councillors.
The chief executive of Dixons Retail, John Browett, is leaving the electrical goods firm to join technology giant Apple.
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