Holiday Central 2012
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With holiday sales gains widely expected to slow from last year’s pace, retailers are employing new tactics to help close the deal.
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You may think catalogs are only for your grandma so she can complete her holiday shopping, but many retailers will disagree.
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Corporate gift giving has never been trickier. Despite this, the value of gifts given to clients is on the rise.
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There’s little doubt Americans love their electronic devices. But questions remain over whether the affection for tablets and smartphones will ring up a happy holiday.
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Although more consumers feel better about the chances for an improved economy next year, shoppers remain cautious with their holiday budgets. They expect to wrap up fewer packages, but give better gifts.
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While the videogame industry relies heavily on the holiday period to help boost publisher profits, some companies may find coal in their stocking this year.
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Holiday shoppers plan to deck the halls and splurge a bit more on themselves this year, but overall spending will remain cautious this holiday season as shoppers hunt out the bargains.
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Psychology of Black Friday: Tradition, Altruism Drive Pursuit of DealBy: Melissa Dahl | NBCNews.com
Many Black Friday shoppers will spend hours plotting their shopping trips. But who are these people, what motivates them to rise before dawn in pursuit of a deal — and have they really never heard of online shopping? NBCNews.com reports.
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Retailers are hoping to get holiday-shoppers into their stores right after they finish their Thanksgiving turkey, but some store employees are pushing back.
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Merely hours after gobbling up Thanksgiving dinner, millions of retail employees will head to work to greet the deal-hungry Black Friday crowds. Once their holiday fullness wears off, restaurants will be ready to pounce.
Gift Guides
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What will the hot holiday toys be this year? Retailers such as Toys ‘R Us, Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Kohl’s have weighed in with their choices for this year's must-have toys.
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No one wants to disappoint the ones they love. Here are some great gift ideas for every type of person on your list.
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What do people want for gifts? Cool stuff! Here are the 10 hottest gadgets retailers are stocking.
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The final years of a console generation typically bring some of the best titles, since videogame developers have gotten to know the ins and outs of the systems.
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Retailers are selling another batch of gag gifts this holiday season. Since we're still on the fence about whether these gifts are on the cool side of stupid or the stupid side of cool, we're asking readers to decide.
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Bring on the nostalgia! From Furby to Elmo, here are some of the hit holiday toys that had them fighting in the aisles.
Shopping Tips
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With consumers in a more optimistic mood heading into the holiday season, many will likely spend more this year on holiday tipping.
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Love it or hate it, holiday tipping time is here again. Here are the do's and don'ts — no tip required.
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The biggest culprits that lead to a hangover of holiday debt are a lack of planning and spontaneous shopping. Here are some steps to avoid falling into that trap.
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Black Friday Prediction: Killer Deals on ElectronicsBy: NBCNews.com
The shopping experts at dealnews.com studied what happened last year and they expect many popular electronic items to be at their lowest prices ever during what they call the “Black Friday Season” – mid-November to Cyber Monday.
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Not everyone is thrilled about stores being open on Thanksgiving, with Casey St. Clair, a Target employee, and Stacey Widlitz, S.W. Retail Advisors.
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CNBC's Courtney Reagan reports retailers are throwing down the gauntlet and starting the holiday shopping season earlier than usual.