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FedEx expects record shipping day with boost from online sales
With a little over two weeks left before Christmas, it's crunch time for shoppers –- and shippers too. FedEx is projecting that it will have its busiest shipping day of the year Monday, delivering an estimated 19 million packages worldwide and...
Tags: Holidays, E-Commerce Industry, Black Friday (shopping), Los Angeles International Airport, FedEx Corporation
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Online holiday shoppers spent $1 billion on 'Free Shipping Day'
Shoppers scrambling to buy last-minute presents but avoid the malls spent $1.01 billion on this year's Free Shipping Day. The annual event is scheduled to take place on the last day that orders delivered by ground can be guaranteed to arrive by...
Tags: Holidays, Religious Festivals
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Consumer spending? Way too much
Pretzels, tattoos, and gambling can save the U.S. economy. In "By the Numbers: How Americans Spend Their Money," Lucas Reilly reports that in 2011, Americans spent trillions shopping for all sorts of sine qua nons: $550 million on pretzels, $96 billion on...Tags: Government, Family, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Small Business Saturday
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Despite ports strike, U.S. cargo volume to rise 3.9% in December
Despite an eight-day port strike that in effect shut down seaports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, import cargo volume is expected to increase 3.9% in December, according to a retail group. A monthly Global Port Tracker report released Monday...
Tags: Holidays, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, National Retail Federation
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Macy's will open doors 48 hours straight before Christmas
Procrastinators rejoice. Just when you thought the frenzy of Cyber Monday and Black Friday shopping was over, Macy's said it would expand its tradition of staying open 24 hours a day on the weekend before Christmas. Starting Dec. 21 at 7 a.m., most...
Tags: Holidays, Walmart, Macy's, Religious Festivals, Christmas
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The Crowd: Puttin' on the Ritz for Chapman
The classy Christmas at the Ritz holiday luncheon Saturday benefiting Chapman University attracted a sold-out crowd, raising nearly $190,000. The 26th annual celebration is produced by the Women of Chapman support group, this season chaired by the...
Tags: Holidays, Colleges and Universities, Beau Bridges, Richard Dreyfuss, Religious Festivals
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Gobbling up post-Thanksgiving deals
And by post-Thanksgiving, I mean literally right after Thanksgiving dinner. After a day of rest and giving thanks, families were left with satisfied stomachs and insatiable shopping appetites. Lucky for those consumers, several stores began Black Friday...
Tags: Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Holidays, Walmart, Black Friday (shopping), Aventura
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Shoppers hit up stores for last-minute Christmas shopping
You've heard of black Friday, and cyber Monday -- well today is "Super Saturday." That's because it's one of the busiest shopping days of a year. The national retail association predicts 73-percent of us still have shopping to do. It's the final...
Tags: Holidays, The Dress Barn Incorporated, Weather, Weather Reports
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Is Apple TV becoming a sleeper hit?
Poor little Apple TV. It doesn't get the big, extravagant launch events that other Apple products receive. And even Chief Executive Tim Cook has sounded vague when he talks about Apple's feelings about it: “It’s an area of intense...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows, Computer Hardware, Tim Cook, Apple iPhone
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A current `over'view
SpringsOver with campaigning, and through Benghazi To the re-election we managed to go Another high level leak, our future looks bleak How the world must laugh at our “show” Over Hurricane Sandy, and heading for the “cliff” With...Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Heartfelt holiday greeting cards: A waning tradition?
While it used to be a very common holiday tradition, sending Christmas cards -- whether the goofy family photo type or the long, dull "how my year went" variety -- seems to have gone out of style. But, further research reveals that although the influx...
Tags: Holidays, U.S. Postal Service, Bellaire, Government Postal Delivery, Religious Festivals
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Retail sales up a weak 1.6% in November due in part to Sandy
Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...
Tags: Walmart, Black Friday (shopping), Services and Shopping, Thomson Corporation, The Wet Seal Incorporated
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