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Poll:
Consumers may spend a little more on holiday shopping
from CNN.com
The holiday purse strings are starting to loosen
after being held tight for the past two years, according
to a new poll from Consumer Reports. |
Consumer
Spending Freeze Thawing
from Twice.com
Consumers plan to spend more this holiday season,
but will do so more carefully, a new survey from
Deloitte shows. |
Consumers
Issue a Cautious Christmas Spending Forecast
from Gallup.com
Average $715 shoppers plan to spend is similar to
October 2009 forecast. |
Frugal
Holidays Ahead for Middle-Class Families, First
Command Reports
from Yahoo.com
Middle-class families are preparing to extend their
belt-tightening ways into the holiday shopping season,
with three out of four consumers cutting back in
some way this year. |
Holiday
Shopping Notebook: Online sales to gleam
from Yahoo.com
Retailers at the mall may be bracing for a tough
holiday season, but their online counterparts are
feeling more optimistic.
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Holiday
Sales Outlook Grim for Consumer Electronics Retailers
from BizReport.com
The iPad may be the fastest selling gadget of all
time but, on the whole, sales of consumer electronics
may be in for a rocky ride this holiday shopping
season. |
Deep
Discounts Needed To Lure Holiday Shoppers
from NPR.com
Retailers already are signaling they're prepared
to discount aggressively if needed to entice shoppers
still skittish about spending.
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The
Great Holiday Kick-off
from internetretailer.com
As November arrives, e-retailers begin their holiday
shopping efforts in earnest. This year will bring
more deals earlier on, along with more use of social
media and mobile.
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Americans
to Spend More on Holiday Travel
from Newsweek.com
Nearly one third of Americans plan to spend more
this year on holiday travel than they did in 2009.
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Holiday
Fare Outlook: Stable, More or Less
from AJC.com
With airlines showing more signs of financial stability,
holiday fares are also looking less volatile
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'Tis
the Season
