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The New Black Friday Safety Protocols, Explained

(Nov. 25) -- The unbridled success of Black Friday retail promotions has inspired a second tradition: gaping at the casualty manifests rolling in on the days that follow. After a temporary Walmart worker was trampled to death last year in Valley Stream, N.Y., the retail industry and the Occupational Safety and Health...

Holiday Shoppers Go Cuckoo for Zhu Zhus

(Nov. 25) -- A robotic hamster is the gift most likely to cause a Black Friday stampede this year. Zhu Zhu Pets have been universally declared the hottest and hardest-to-get toy of this holiday season. Shipments of the pink-nosed critters sell out within hours of arrival at stores. "It reminds me of the Furby craze back...

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Binky Philips: Last Minute Shoplifting

As I have relayed in this blog o' mine, I spent over a decade in record store retail on St. Mark's Place in the East Village through the eruption of Punk, New Wave, Rap/Hip Hop, Garage, House, Techno...

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01/05/12 As tablets compete and flourish, component suppliers... Source: Allegheny Energy Inc BERWYN, Pa.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The tablet computer represents a fast-growing business for three staunch competitors, Apple, Amazon.com, and Samsung Electronics.
11/22/10 Survey: Smartphones altering holiday-shop habits Source: Future Tech Blog Mobile devices will have a big impact on buying behavior this holiday-shopping season, according to a new study from market researcher IDC.
10/26/10 Thrifty Holidays Ahead? Source: Adweek Consumers might be tempted to put coal in the Christmas stockings of economists who think the recession officially ended last June. But then, it's not as though many shoppers intend to spend lavishly on gifts for their near and dear ones this year, to judge from a batch of holiday-shopping forecasts that have emerged from research firms in recent weeks.