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ConsumerMan: Holiday shopping tips

ConsumerMan: Holiday shopping tips

There’s still a lot of holiday gift buying left to do in the next three weeks. Here are 10 tips designed to help you find the good deals and stretch your holiday dollars.

 

Record number of shoppers poised for Cyber Monday

Record number of shoppers poised for Cyber Monday

After brisk online sales on Thanksgiving and through the weekend, retailers plan stepped-up Web-only promotions today — known as Cyber Monday — for the expected flood of shoppers back at work or their home computers after the holiday.

 

Best Buy Exec Says Holiday Tablets Will Be Mostly Android-Based

“For the holidays, the tablets will be mostly Android-based, plus the iPad,” said Mike Vitelli, Best Buy’s President of North and South American business, in an interview.

 

Experts: Book early for holiday travel

Experts: Book early for holiday travel

There are only 96 more shopping days until Christmas. This year, experts say, you should be shopping early for more than just gifts. "Airline fares are 20 to 30 percent above last year's rates, and they vary day to day," said Tom Parsons of Bestfares.com.

 

Back-to-School Shopping a Bust

Shoppers spent slightly more last month than they had the year before, but sales were far short of 2008 levels, heralding what could be a disappointing holiday shopping season.

 

Retailers report 4th consecutive month of gains

Retailers report 4th consecutive month of gains

Warmer weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers into stores for spring merchandise in March, helping retailers post strong sales gains for the month....

 

Google Shopper: Mobile Shopping App Lets You Shop With Your Camera

Google Shopper: Mobile Shopping App Lets You Shop With Your Camera

Google has just rolled out "Google Shopper," a new mobile application for Android devices that offers a variety of different ways to search for products.

 

Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse

Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse

U.S. retailers largely saw a strong finish to the 2009 holiday season even though sales fell at apparel chains and department stores in December, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse.

 

6 gifts fit for the gym rat on your list

6 gifts fit for the gym rat on your list

Searching for a gift for the exercise enthusiast on your list? Whatever the sport or activity, we have ideas that are fun, functional and in a range of prices to help keep you fiscally fit.

 

Online Holiday Spending Reaches $16 Billion; Social Media Continues To Influence Purchases

We heard strong reports for online traffic Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but today, comScore added definitive spending numbers that indicate tha

 

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