U.S. retailers face a wave of store closings, bankruptcies and takeovers after poor sales during the winter holiday season.

Retailers across the nation are planning huge day after Christmas sales in 2008. There are many sales and discounts going around. Every retailer is trying to make an extra sale. How does the consumer navigate in this web of sales and discounts?

Last minute holiday shoppers are taking advantage of massive discounts as retailers launch a last desperate attempt to generate revenue.

With so many social networking platforms available today for marketing your small business, it may be tempting to jump in and try them all. Unfortunately, that would probably end up being difficult for most small businesses to manage going forward, mostly due to limited time and resources. Although services such as MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are all becoming popular marketing options for small businesses, the one platform that seems to be generating the most buzz for business use is Twitter.

Winter weather and the snowstorm have covered most parts of the United States. As the mega storms are brewing with high winds and Long Island is bracing for the second snowstorm consumers are facing difficulties to in completing their holiday shopping which is already full of holiday stress.

There has never been a better opportunity for online retailers and holiday gift shoppers to come together and meet in a new online social networking place such as www.Reizit.com, which helps to raise awareness about better products and directs consumers to the pages where products and goods are sold.