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1 hr ago | Long Island Press

Wal Mart In Memory On Black Friday

The nation's shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.

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Related Topix: Life, Day after Thanksgiving, Retail, Valley Stream, NY, Montgomery, NY, US Travel, Travel

5 hrs ago | Bloomberg

Black Friday Crowds Snap Up Discounted TVs, Laptops for Themselves, Family

Retailers reported a oestronga shopper traffic on Black Friday as discounts on televisions, toys and computers drew budget-conscious crowds across the U.S., the National Retail Federation said.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Laptops/Notebooks, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Computers, Hamsters, Pets, Retail

14 hrs ago | Salon.com

Women vs. Wal-Mart

In 2000, a 54-year-old Wal-Mart worker named Betty Dukes filed a sex discrimination claim against her employer.

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Related Topix: Retail, Journalism

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Newswatch 50

Police: Blaze in NY Walmart's Xmas-tree section

WESTBURY, N.Y. a " Police say a fire has broken out among Christmas trees for sale outside a Walmart on New York's Long Island during a busy holiday shopping weekend.Nassau County police say the blaze was reported around 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Westbury store.

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Related Topix: Westbury, NY, Fire, Retail

WCKX-FM Columbus

HDTV Much Cheaper this Holiday Season

Retailers are trumpeting great deals on televisions heading into Black Friday, but the steepest discounts this year are limited to a few sets as promotional activity is less frantic than a year ago.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Televisions, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Marketing, Retail

KTVK Phoenix

N.Y. Walmarts peaceful, scuffles reported in Calif.

Crowd control at all Walmart stores in New York appeared to run smoothly this Black Friday, a year after a security guard was crushed to death by a stampede of shoppers.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Upland, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Retail

CBS 11

Shoppers Begin Mad Dash For Black Friday Bargains

Share + Nov 27, 2009 7:07 am US/Central NEW YORK 1 of 1 Shoppers Jeri Hull, left, and Karen Brashear, right, wait in line while shopping at Toys"R"Us during the Black Friday sales event on Nov.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, New York Metro, TV, Electronics, Thanksgiving, Retail, Laptops/Notebooks

Fri Nov 27, 2009

WPMT-TV York

Ready, set, shop: Stores open doors to throngs for traditional start of holiday buying season

The nation's retailers are ushering in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season with expanded hours and deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs to lure crowds of shoppers.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Retail, Laptops/Notebooks, Day after Thanksgiving

National Post

U.S. Black Friday: more crowds, less rampages

U.S. shoppers turned out in strong numbers at the start of the holiday season Friday to hunt for bargains, though many said they were spending more selectively.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Retail, Financial Markets, New York Metro

National Post

Top court backs Walmart in union dispute

Canada's top court has ruled in favour of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in a dispute over union organizing efforts at a store in Quebec.

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Related Topix: Retail, Canada,

Macon Area Online

No Thanksgiving rest for retailers in sales race

Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:27am EST - Pedestrians pass a shop window display advertising Thanksgiving sales in New York, November 25, 2009.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Retail, Day after Thanksgiving

Thu Nov 26, 2009

CNN

Retailers to battle for gizmo fans

For the past few years, holiday cheer has been in short supply for electronics retail chains.

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Related Topix: Gadgets, Retail, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Amazon, Video Games

Hartford Courant

Shoppers Expected To Zero In On Deals

When the biggest shopping day of the year arrives at 12 a.m. Friday, the crowds are predicted to be as robust as ever.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Retail, Target, Ansonia, CT

Men's News Daily

"...a warm greeting to a would-be robber eliminates psychological 'trigger points' "

The reason: Wal-mart-sytle greetings: Since 1979 the average number of bank robberies in the U.S. has been a dismaying 11 per 100 commercial bank branches.

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Related Topix: Retail

Tehran Times

Infant deaths prompt stork craft to recall 2.1m cribs

The deaths of four U.S. infants spurred the recall of 2.1 million cribs made by Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc.

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Related Topix: Product Recalls, Retail

MarketWatch

Sears loss narrows on cost controls

Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed after it controlled expenses and inventory and the Kmart U.S. chain saw its first positive same-store sales in almost four years.

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Related Topix: Hoffman Estates, IL, Retail

Wed Nov 25, 2009

South China Morning Post

Wal-Mart price pressure hurts mainland workers

Wal-Mart Stores' demand for rock-bottom prices from suppliers in the mainland means some of these companies are forcing their employees to work in sweatshop-like conditions, a new report said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Retail

Times-Picayune

Year after fatal Walmart stampede, Black Friday gets makeover

In November 2008, Nassau County police examine the front of the Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, N.Y., where a temporary store worker died after a throng of shoppers broke down the doors on Black Friday.

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Related Topix: Retail, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Valley Stream, NY, Thanksgiving, Criminal Defense Law, Law

The Plain Dealer

Shopping tips for a smarter approach to Black Friday

The crowd rushing into a Sears mall store in White Plains, N.Y., at 5 a.m. on Black Friday in 2008.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, White Plains, NY, Retail, Thanksgiving, 9

Investopedia

Time To Checkout For TJX?

Several years ago an embarrassingly large number of Americans spent their money with what seemed to be reckless abandon.

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Related Topix: Retail, TJX Companies, Target, Financial Markets

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