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...face-off between retailers and tight-fisted shoppers this holiday season, the last two shopping days before Christmas will be even more crucial than usual. Retailing experts expect to see deep discounts to woo the last-minute crowds, but not the complete capitulation that some shoppers had been hoping - and holding...
...until now, retailers have managed to avoid the panic discounting that plagued last year's Christmas season, mainly because many ordered up to 20% less inventory in anticipation of fewer customers. But with sales even more sluggish than projected and consumers keeping their pocketbooks closed longer, experts believe shop owners will slash prices sharply in the final two days. See the best business deals...
...ancient Egyptians played with dolls, but today's dolls are practically self-sufficient: they talk, walk, dine, dance, do long division. Why bother setting up the play schoolroom when they already know more than we do? Among the Huffington Post's "15 Toys Not to Buy" this holiday season is Baby Glutton, a doll made in Spain that makes sucking sounds and comes with a halter top for little girls - with flowers as nipples - and the tagline "Because you shouldn't have to wait until you have breasts before you start breast-feeding your baby." (See the top 10 dubious...
...estimated 55,000 passengers have been left high and dry in Paris and London since the trains stopped running Friday night, with still more marooned in Brussels. That's a lot of people to move during the holiday travel season when seats on trains, planes, buses and ferries are already difficult to come by. The problem will only get worse if service remains suspended this week, stranding even more of Eurostar's 24,000 daily users. The company says it will reimburse customers for their unused tickets and other "reasonable expenses" incurred, but it won't be able to transport...
...aviation industry analyst for the Dublin brokerage firm Bloxham. He notes that airlines aren't exactly popular with travelers these days either. Indeed, only days ago, a planned strike by cabin crew at British Airways threatened to leave up to 1 million passengers stranded during the entire holiday season - until a judge blocked the industrial action. "Had this been a terrible crash or something, it might be different. But once tempers cool, people will use whatever service is most convenient - and for Paris-London, that's Eurostar," Gill says. (Read: "Brits Get Some Holiday Cheer: No British Air Strike...