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• Holiday shoppers stick to spending pledge
When it comes to holiday shopping, Americans traditionally have been great at saying they were going to cut back — but not so good at actually doing it. This year appears to be an exception. Concerned about the recession, job losses and a steep ...
• Gaza fighting resumes as three-hour truce ends
In the city of Gaza, hundreds had taken to the streets during the hiatus, shopping and visiting relatives. Israel ordered the pause in its Gaza offensive to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians as the country's leaders debated whether ...
• 2009 promises to be tough on retail chains
The International Council of Shopping Centers estimates that chain stores closings could exceed 3,000 in the first half of 2009. "Most people don't have the kind of money that they had even four or five years ago," says consumer Cynthia Williams. ...
• Jews in Europe targeted as Gaza anger grows
In the Danish shooting, one Israeli man was shot in the arm and another in the leg as they were selling hair care products in a shopping mall. Eli Ruvio, who owns the company that operated the stands, said his employees have been harassed by Muslim ...
• QVC to sell Obama trinkets from inauguration
NEW YORK - The QVC home shopping channel is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month — and is bringing along plenty of commemorative coins, stamps and jewelry. The retail network has already sold more ...