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...think of now are the archways. The café is wide open, not even walls between the tables and the sidewalk. There would be no place to hide...
That's bad news for retailers, which traditionally get up to 40% of their annual revenue from holiday shopping. Still, there are some bright spots. The Internet should outdo the sidewalk: online retail sales this holiday season are expected to grow 12% over last year, to $44 billion, predicts Forrester Research. And discount chains like TJ Maxx, Wal-Mart, Costco and BJ's Wholesale Club should see strong sales as they hammer away at prices. BJ's third-quarter merchandise comparable sales were up 7% vs. 2007's. "Our position is serving us well in this economic environment," says Laura...
...sidewalk outside Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport a crowd is milling in front of the overseas-worker processing office. Dozens of families - some red-eyed, others laughing - hang around, trying to draw out their last moments together. "This is normal," says Amie S. Catigbe, who has just parted with her sister again. "Everybody hugging, crying." She winces. "Sad." On the tarmac, planes are ready to scatter families to Dubai, to London, to Rome, to Hong Kong. Women sit in window seats, bracing themselves for another year, or another three years. As night falls, they watch Manila spread out beneath...
...retailers brace for penny-pinching shoppers this holiday season, they're hoping their websites can deliver some good news. At the very least, the Internet should outdo the sidewalk in delivering sales growth: holiday forecasts predict zero to 2.2% overall sales gains for November and December, according to respective estimates by Bain & Co. and the National Retail Federation (NRF), the world's largest retail trade association. By comparison, online retail sales are expected to grow 12%, to $44 billion, according to Forrester Research...
Considering Race in Missouri, 12:30 p.m. E.T. Along The Paseo, Kansas City's storied urban corridor, a 62-year-old man with a bent back made his way down the sidewalk with the help of a walnut cane. He was carrying a heavy metal folding chair, which had helped him through his two-hour wait to vote at St. James United Methodist Church, one of the city's largest "Freedom Ward" polling places. He wore a kufi of African mudcloth design and a watch chain dangled from his trouser pocket. He had a hike of a mile...