Layaway Plans Are Back
This year retailers are again offering “layaway plans” as a mechanism to stimulate sales.
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Holiday Shopping Season 1929-Style
Today we awoke to news that a shopper at a California Walmart used pepper spray on other shoppers to gain an advantage on getting into the store for Black Friday shopping bargains. That’s a new one for the books.
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Why FDR Tried to Change Date of Thanskgiving
In 1939 and 1940 President Franklin Roosevelt was looking for ways to give the economy a boost so he proclaimed that Thanksgiving should be held on the third Thursday of November, a suggestion he hoped would extend the Christmas shopping season.
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Thanksgiving: Becoming a National Holiday
The celebration of Thanksgiving has roots in several time periods of the American past. While there are many heartwarming stories about Thanksgiving throughout the country’s history, these are the dates
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Bell Ringers Take on Digital World: Strong Woman behind Original Organization
Today’s New York Times (11-16-11) ran a business story about the Salvation Army and how they are going to begin using a device that permits the bell ringers to accept donations via credit card.
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Checking the Weather
Whether you are packing for a trip or just wondering whether you will need an umbrella to get to work the next day, most of us care a lot about what the weather forecasters are saying is in store for us.
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