Read more holiday sales stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20935/holiday-sales.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:44:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47084/borders-cans-top-brass-after-dismal-holiday-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBorders will immediately restructure top management to counter a steep slide in sales, the Ann Arbor News reports. CEO George Jones has been replaced with Ron Marshall, a turnaround expert with book experience. Other top spots were shuffled to veterans of the Michigan-based company. The bookseller announced today that its...http://www.newser.com/story/47084/borders-cans-top-brass-after-dismal-holiday-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 16:00:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46063/gift-givers-get-crafty-in-tight-holiday-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlthough the economic downturn has nearly everyone pinching pennies, craft stores are watching theirs stack up as holiday gift-givers are saving money by making their own gifts or buying handmade items from others, the New York Times reports. While overall retail revenues in November were off 7.4% from last...http://www.newser.com/story/46063/gift-givers-get-crafty-in-tight-holiday-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 10:14:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45927/storms-threaten-to-wipe-out-retailers-last-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetailers were extending hours and cutting prices deeper in a last-ditch attempt to attract a final wave of holiday shoppers and mitigate the impact of major storms in the Midwest, Northwest and Northeast, Reuters reports. Some two-thirds of shoppers still have holiday shopping left to do, according to surveys, but...http://www.newser.com/story/45927/storms-threaten-to-wipe-out-retailers-last-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 21 Dec 2008 5:26:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44972/declines-in-gift-cards-self-splurges-hurt-retailers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNaughty or nice, America’s retail stores can’t look forward to two of the holiday season’s usual boons: gift card sales and “self-gifting” splurges, MarketWatch reports. About 44% of shoppers say they will not buy gift cards this year, up from 26% last year, a marketing study says. Meanwhile, people are...http://www.newser.com/story/44972/declines-in-gift-cards-self-splurges-hurt-retailers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 16:57:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43681/bleak-friday-may-keep-tv-prices-down-all-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf your holiday wish list includes a flat-panel TV, you may not have to battle crowds on Black Friday to land a deal, reports the Wall Street Journal. Struggling electronics retailers anticipating a bleak holiday season are likely to extend traditionally low day-after-Thanksgiving prices—which could top 50% savings on...http://www.newser.com/story/43681/bleak-friday-may-keep-tv-prices-down-all-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Nov 2008 7:21:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43204/slashing-prices-online-may-kill-etailers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnline retailers’ response to their first dreary holiday season is a price war so fierce many won’t see the new year. Web shoppers are trained to search for deals, and 75% say they would leave a site that doesn't offer free shipping, the New York Times reports. Fine for Amazon....http://www.newser.com/story/43204/slashing-prices-online-may-kill-etailers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 10:46:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40116/pork-or-stimulus-wrangling-sharpens-over-2nd-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongress’ partisan battle over the Wall Street bailout could look amateur compared to what lies ahead, the Los Angeles Times reports, as lawmakers consider a second stimulus package to keep the nation out of a steep recession. Republicans want tax cuts, while Democrats are pushing infrastructure projects and other federal...http://www.newser.com/story/40116/pork-or-stimulus-wrangling-sharpens-over-2nd-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Oct 2008 12:25:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16596/fed-survey-shows-slowing-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Reserve's regional business survey—released today, ahead of chief Ben Bernanke's appearance tomorrow before Congress—shows economic activity increasing more slowly, thanks to "disappointing" holiday sales. Some analysts think the survey—nicknamed the Beige Book—is evidence for a general economic slowdown, reports Bloomberg. "We are pretty much...http://www.newser.com/story/16596/fed-survey-shows-slowing-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jan 2008 14:34:55 CST