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Word: layaway (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that they wish they had seen some of our merchandise earlier," says Natalie Norris-Howser, a Sears spokeswoman. "People are buying earlier today. Also, customers have grown accustomed to the Christmas-in-July terminology, so we wanted to leverage that." Norris-Howser also pointed to the company's generous layaway offers for bigger-ticket items as an incentive for shoppers to do their holiday buying today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kmart's Christmas in July: Inspiration or Desperation? | 7/15/2009 | See Source »

...Retail and Services: Nationwide, retailers experienced flat or declining sales, even as stores introduced bargains and layaway programs for people unwilling or unable to buy on credit. A large chain near New York credited the region's unseasonably cold weather for relatively decent sales of outdoor and winter apparel in November, while the only retailer to report an increase in sales in the Fourth District, which includes Ohio and Kentucky, was a national discount chain. A domestic car dealer in West Virginia told the Fed his average sales have gone from 250 cars per month to just six in November...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fed's Bleak Biz Report | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...Layaway programs--plans with roots in the Great Depression--are back at Sears, Kmart and TJ Maxx. Merchandise stays at the store as people pay it off little by little, interest-free. No credit card required. Tired of dry-cleaning bills? Ann Taylor Loft promotes the fact that most of its clothes are now washable. And if you suffer buyer's remorse, more than half of retailers say their holiday return policies will be more lenient than usual, up from 35% who said so last year, according to NRF's return-fraud survey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Black Friday Is Looking Blue | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...itching to take a vacation but feeling temporarily light in the wallet? A few airlines now allow you to purchase tickets on layaway. If you sign up for the American Airlines credit card, you can buy any ticket worth at least $199 and defer payment for 90 days with no interest. Continental and America West let you do away with a credit card entirely if you use a feature called Bill Me Later on their websites. You have to fill out a credit application, but if you qualify, you won't have to pay until the bill arrives. Continental will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money: Fly Now, Pay Later | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Claim to fame: Not so long ago, catalogs garnered about as much respect in the luxury world as layaway plans. Lorenzotti, 35, changed that with Vivre, her glossy source book of luxe goods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Luxury Leaders | 9/14/2004 | See Source »

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