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Amid the gravest economic and financial crisis in decades, the outlook for Christmas was never very bright. Some 54% of Americans polled by market-research firm TNS Retail Forward said they planned to spend less money on Christmas gifts this month than they did one year ago. The pullback is not just hitting middle market retailers, such as Dillards and Macys, but upscale stores like Saks Fifth Ave and Nordstrom as well. Saks, for example, saw same-stores sales decline 11.5% in the third quarter, followed by a 5.2% decrease in November...
...Frank Badillo, an economist at TNS Retail Forward, had projected December sales at some stores to rise slightly, by 1.5%, from the previous year. Now, he expects sales to rise only between .5% and 1%. "In some ways," he says, "the current situation is even worse than...
...this that we should have won. This gets us back in the right direction.” The Crimson got its most balanced offensive performance of the season so far as five players scored in double figures. Junior guard Jeremy Lin led the team with 18 points, with freshman forward Peter Boehm adding 14 and Pusar scoring a season-best 12. Junior guard Dan McGeary and freshman guard Oliver McNally came off the bench to score 11 and 10 points, respectively—both season-highs. The reserves came through especially mid-way through the second half, as Maine...
...Business groups will need to be very, very well prepared when they go and see her. Because in moving forward the Obama agenda she won't be taking any prisoners." - Jim Brulte, former Republican leader in the California Senate, on her reputation as a tenacious fighter for unions...
...UCSB’s Jenna Green turned the ball back over to Harvard to set up senior forward Katie Rollins’ game-winning layup. After yet another Gaucho turnover, Rollins hit a free throw with three seconds remaining to seal...