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Retail marketers keep holiday optimism in check

Chief marketing officers at U.S. retailers are cautious heading into the holiday season, though those at larger chains are a bit more optimistic about their prospects, according to a survey conducted by BDO USA.
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A Treat For Retailers As Consumers Fall For Halloween Tricks

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has spelt ghoulish Halloween spending this year in its’ 2011 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey. Overall, 2011 will see Americans spend about $6.86 billion on Halloween, according to the survey. The latest survey therefore could spell kudos for the food Industry and the retail sector in their ingenuity in marketing “Halloween” since its official inception in the 1920s. 40 years on, retail shelves scramble for volumes to spook us even before th...
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Justin Bieber Releases New Christmas Song ‘Mistletoe’ [VIDEO]

Justin Bieber will give fans an early taste of Christmas with his newest single and music video, Mistletoe, on MTV Tuesday at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT. The song, part of a new upcoming holiday album, Under the Mistletoe, features original songs as well as Bieber's renditions of Christmas classics. The album also features collaborations with Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, and others.
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Holiday retail sales seen tepid

Retailers may face more moderate sales gains this holiday season as persistently high unemployment and higher gas and grocery prices prompt shoppers to think twice about spending.
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Holiday retail sales expected to be tepid

Retailers may face more moderate sales gains this holiday season as persistently high unemployment and higher gas and grocery prices prompt shoppers to think twice about spending.
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Exclusive: Holiday shoppers to spend less

Most than a quarter of Americans expect to spend less during the holidays this year, a survey showed on Monday in an early sign that retailers will have to try harder to win shoppers in the biggest selling season of the year.
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Actor Gets Life in Prison for Gang Rape

Joseph Son, who appeared in the first ‘Austin Powers’ movie, has been sentenced to life in prison in the 1990 gang rape of a Southern California woman.
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Favorable U.S. Retail Figures Expected Thursday

U.S. retailers are expected to report higher monthly sales in August, even though consumer confidence sagged and Hurricane Irene disrupted shopping along the East Coast during a key back-to-school weekend.

Christmas Island: Harold Camping's Doomsday Truth Serum

As the clock struck 6 P.M. on May 21st local time, Christmas Island also known as Kiritimati, reported no rapture or other catastrophic events. It began a series of non-events that disproved Harold Camping's long predicted End of Days. The believed rapture is the Biblical belief that Jesus Christ will arrive in a Second Coming to carry the believers up to heaven.

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