AT&T (NYSE:T) announced extended hours at AT&T retail locations Wednesday, Dec. 26, to accommodate the flurry of post-holiday shoppers. Staffing will be increased and many of the company's 1,800 retail locations will open as early as 7 a.m. local time. Consumers should check with their local stores for exact hours.

This shopping season, salespeople looking to increase the likelihood of a sale can simply ask the potential buyer which of several items they prefer. According to new research from the Journal of Consumer Research, this skips the first part of the mental purchasing process. Instead of “Should I buy at all?”

American express has a cool new feature called American Express My Wishlist. The program offers special holiday deals to American Express Card Holders. Here is how American Express My Wishlist works.

I am not sure I will have many visitors here today. Cyber Monday now rivals Black Friday as being the major shopping day of the year. A poll by Zogby found that about three out of four holiday shoppers will do at least part of their shopping on line. So most people on the web today are looking for bargains and many small business owners are busy filling those orders.

The most intense online shopping day has not yet started, but Cyber Monday deals for technology, toys and other products already come to surface.

- Britons expected to spend £42 billion online this Christmas
- New study finds that customer opinions and reviews have five times more impact than advertising on customer buying decisions online
- Leading independent customer review publisher, Reevoo, calls for a kitemark for online reviews to reassure shoppers as a forecast £42 billion e-Christmas approaches

Retail giant Wal-Mart has begun sending notices to websites who release Black Friday advertisements ahead of the company cautioning them with legal action and penalties.

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