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Here's how worried consumers are this year: retailers have already started promoting what would have usually been their best holiday deals--and have been greeted with collective indifference. The response: Is that all you've got? "The deals aren't that amazing, and the Best Buy circular in particular was so disappointing," says Jon Vincent, founder of BlackFriday.info, an online deal site. "Shoppers expected a lot more with the economy hurting...
...could be the season of extreme retailing, with stores offering even more carrots to drive sales in this dreary economic climate. As of Nov. 11, 72% of consumers had completed less than 10% of their shopping, according to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) 2008 survey by BigResearch of holiday consumer intentions and actions. "They know the longer they wait, the better off they are, so there's no reason to rush," says Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at the NPD Group, a market-research firm. (Find out 10 things to do with your money...
Home furnishing enthusiasts may find themselves indulging in an extended spending spree this holiday season, with Crate & Barrel closing its iconic Brattle Street store on January 25—a move likely to be accompanied by obligatory clearance sales, according to store manager Lauren Boccuzzi...
...Though invisibility cloaks won’t be sold as Halloween costumes anytime soon, plenty of other consumer gadgets based on optical breakthroughs are hitting the market. Several companies are selling “pocket projectors” for less than $500 this holiday season that are the size of an iPhone and can project a digital image as wide as 50 inches onto any surface. Take it camping and project “Iron Man” onto the side of the tent. Bring it to a job interview and project a brief slideshow pitch about your Webkinz-Pokemon...
Leave Your Heart... The 100-year-old Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, originally modeled after the grand hotels of Europe, has two holiday packages. For skating buffs, $169 per night buys a room, plus ice-skate rental and entry to the skating rink on Union Square right outside the hotel's front door. For shopaholics, $234 gets visitors a room and a $100 gift certificate to Macy's nearby. The hotel is currently undergoing a $40 million renovation, which is being done floor by floor, according to the hotel rep, so as not to disturb guests. Offers are good...