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• U.S. Web sales move closer to Christmas
LOS ANGELES - U.S. shoppers head to the Web on the Monday after Thanksgiving, a day that has become known as "Cyber Monday," but retailers say peak online shopping is coming later and later in the season as shipping improves. Web retailers anticipate ...
• Urge to shop a common addiction
NEW YORK - Compulsive buying may be more common among Americans than anxiety or depression, a new study suggests. One in 20 US adults suffer adverse consequences from compulsive buying, and they make less money than those who keep their shopping ...
• Ivanka: I'm no Paris Hilton party girl
He admits, however, that he’s paying her big bucks to sign at one of his shopping malls while she’s in town. “I am not a fool who gives away money,” he boasted. One gig Hilton didn’t get, however, was an appearance on singer Charlotte Church ...
• Target, Lowe’s revise sales outlook downward
NEW YORK - Two of the nation's leading retailers — discounter Target Corp. and home improvement merchant Lowe's Cos. — both tempered their sales forecasts on Monday, creating more uncertainty about the upcoming holiday shopping season. Target ...
• Housing slump might usher in recession
According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, same-store sales grew by 2.2 percent from February to October, compared to 3.6 percent last year and 3.9 percent in 2005. Consumer confidence also has faltered and is near two-year lows. ...