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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Ads Create Coupon Craze For Deals

Holiday shoppers, searching for the top doorbuster Black Friday deals and ads, are lining for a Coupon Craze to get the best deals for the upcoming series of Cyber Mondays. That's right; unlike Black Friday, there are several Cyber Mondays upcoming.

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Old Navy Puts Out Black Friday Ads and Store Hours

Old Navy $10.00 off coupons, Black Friday deals and store hours of operation for Thanksgiving weekend were released. Free Rock Band Guitar with purchase, jeans, sweaters, Free Lego Rock Band Video Game, plus many other sale offers were listed.

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Consumer confidence sinks before holiday season

In the second-lowest consumer confidence rating since May, the Consumer Confidence Index fell in October. This unexpected decline leads experts to believe that this holiday shopping season will be even worse than retailers expect.

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H1N1 Flu Could Impact Holiday Shopping Season

Consumer fears fear a lot more than a tight budget this holiday season. Most consumers are wondering if it's a good idea to go out to malls of being exposed to the virus which has been publicized globally over the last 12 months. Nearly one in five consumers say their concern over the H1N1 flu will cause them to avoid shopping on traditionally busy retail days during the 2009 holiday season.

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Black Friday Deals 2009 Will Feature iMacs, Netbooks

It is only October but the Black Friday deals are already being leaked to the media. Electronics, iMac and MacBook Computers as well as $129 Netbooks top the list of bargains that holiday shoppers will get up before dawn to purchase. The prices are sure to be budget friendly but the inventory will be low. The poor economy has many retailers keeping less stock on hand. The bargains will go to those who plan ahead and make the purchase before the inventory is gone.

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Kmart Launches Online Layaway Program

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Kmart's on-line layaway commercial will make a believer out of you. Kmart and Steve Harvey teamed up to launch their online layaway program
on October 9. With Christmas right around the corner, Kmart couldn't have planned their layaway promotion any better.

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Cyber Monday and Black Friday Compete for Retail Sales

Cyber Monday follows Black Friday as shoppers kick off the holiday shopping season. Typically Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has been the biggest shopping day of the year. However, Cyber Monday, (which will fall on November 30 this year) appeals to online shoppers who seek out great deals without leaving their home.

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How To Survive A Stree Free Christmas Shopping

Christmas can be the most stressful season of the year. It’s the shopping that gets many of us down and full of stress! Finding perfect presents within budget for all the family isn’t easy.

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Snow Globe Boy Ben Eckerson Seeks Record

Not like everyone doing with the hustle-and-bustle of shopping, shoveling, and soirees during this Christmas holiday season, Ben Eckerson, the snowglobe boy, the 24-year-old production coordinator at McKinney advertising agency in Durham, N.C. has been in an inflatable snow globe to seek a world record for time spent in such a spot.

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Choosing favorite may increase the likelihood of purchase

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?”

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Black Friday and Christmas Arrive Early at Wal-Mart

An online report from Gizmodo informs the consumers about Wal-Mart telling "us that it will be selling Toshiba's HD-A2 for $99 over the weekend only, starting Friday." Toshiba The HD-A2 delivers the excellent picture, sound and interactivity features of HD DVD, and adds a new, sleek, compact chassis.

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Why we buy bad gifts for the ones we love most

Study finds that familiarity makes predicting a loved one's tastes more difficult.

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