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  The Pulse of the Shopping Season

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    • Prices Key for Toy Sellers with Santa on a Budget

        Toy retailers and makers plan to make the best of it by offering more deals and cut-price versions of more expensive toys that they hope will spur parents to spend even if they're scrimping elsewhere. Two influential lists of expected hot holiday toys show only one over $100.

    • Holiday Central 

        A discussion of the many ways retailers are preparing for Black Friday, live from K-Mart in Burbank, CA, with CNBC's Jane Wells.

    • Trouble in Toy Land 

        CNBC's Margaret Brennan looks at the bottom line for retailers in today's Holiday Central report.

Top Stories

 
  The Latest On Consumers and Retailers

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    • High-End Toys for a Discount 

        High-end cars, yachts and jets are selling for a discount, reports CNBC's Margaret Brennan

    • Luxury Retail Roundup 

        A look at how the luxury retail sector performed this holiday season, with CNBC's Margaret Brennan

    • Pain in Retail 

        It was a painful Christmas for retailers, and Mark Belford, of Stifel Nicolaus, and Jennifer Herber, of Stephens Inc., share their insight. Jordan Kotick, of Barclay's, takes a look at what the charts are saying about the sector.

Features

 
  Analysis, Insights And Trends

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  • More Losers Than Winners This Year

      Discount and dollar stores are back in fashion and back in the black. Just about everyone else has his back to the wall.

  • Outlook: Ho, Ho, Horrible

      What cheer? Sales may actually fall for the first time in thirty years, as consumers tighten their belts amid a slumping economy and shrinking job market.

  • Everyone Has A Budget This Season

      Holiday spending can get out of hand in a hurry, forcing many families to start the New Year mired in credit card debt, so hard times warrant a harder look at your budget.

Tips For Shoppers

 
  How to save on gifts, shipping and time

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  • Giving On A Tight Budget

      Overspending and the holidays go hand and hand, but it doesn't have to be that way. Here's twelve ways to be frugal without being cheap.

  • Common Budget-Busting Mistakes

      Trying to please everyone and have fun doing it in the process is hard enough, so use some common sense and a bit of guile.

  • Stress-Free Holiday Shipping

      Finding the gifts is one thing, getting them to the recipients on time can sometimes be quite another -- especially without spending a small fortune

Holiday Slideshows

 


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  • Bling

      New fantasy gifts for the ultra-rich range from a $60,000 LEGO sculpture to a million-dollar custom-built golf course.

  • Cameras

      Whether you're looking for a point-and-shoot or pro DSLR, click to see which models offer what you're looking for in a new camera.

  • Cigars

      Whether claro or maduro, churchill or panatela, see what Cigar Aficionado's senior editor selects for this holiday season.

  • Gadgets

      Beyond the iPhone, check out 10 of the coolest gadgets this holiday season—from a solar-paneled laptop bag to a touch-screen universal remote.

  • Green Gifts

      We quried green experts and came up with ten green gift items that fit a variety of circumstances, from grab bag treats to under-the-tree stand outs.

  • Spirits

      CNBC.com asked Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV to tell us about his favorite brands of Bourbon, Irish Whiskey and Single Malt.

  • Tipping

      From dog walker to mail carrier to nanny, here's the state of pay, err, play.

  • Toys

      Take a look at the 12 toys likely to be top sellers this year, according to Toy Wishes Magazine.

  • Wines

      A distinguished group of wine authorities answer an oft-thought question: Which wines would you bring to a holiday meal and why?

Retail Stocks to Watch

 

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