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...another year. How did I get from that to the way so many of us feel now--relief that it's over, emotionally spent after meeting our holiday-preparation deadlines? Maybe it is as simple as putting faith in an old story instead of the circulars that offer a flat-screen Christmas. Maybe it's just a door in our imagination that needs to be pried open again. I'll take the image of a snowy night, and children too excited to sleep, and the possibility that magical things can happen...
...successful mass merchandisers, Wal-Mart and Target can more easily afford a price war than Toys "R" Us and other toy specialists. Wal-Mart's sales of high-margin items like flat-screen TVs can make up for losses on low-margin toys. It's a classic loss-leader attack. Wal-Mart figures that supercheap toys will lure customers to the store, where they might buy pricier items. That puts the squeeze on toy specialists, which must either follow suit and risk losses or try to hold their prices and bet that their superior customer service and selection will enable...
DELL GOES HOME The top computer maker wants to sell you flat-screen TVs and MP3 players. Should Sony be quaking...
...Christmas, Dell will launch a line of flat-screen TVs, an MP3 player and a downloadable music service, all to be sold exclusively online, as it does with computers...
...Mattox, one of those generals (otherwise known as marketing V.P.s), "but you could say we're laying the foundation for trench warfare." Consumers are going to be the winners. Although Dell hasn't revealed pricing on all the products, its entry into home electronics could send price tags of flat-screen TVs into full retreat...