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• Discounts abound as stores try to salvage season

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to fat holiday discounts, better late than never. This holiday shopping season, many stores haven’t been offering the same blockbuster deals as they …

• At resale store or vintage boutique, stash may yield holiday treasure

  December 16, 2012 in Features on Page D1 At Spokane Vintage Warehouse, 5-foot-tall light-up “industrial letters” are moving out the door. Owner Jon Swanstrom helped carry out a giant white M just last weekend. Christmas shoppers, rest assured: …

• Man fires some 50 shots at Calif. mall parking lot

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A man was arrested Saturday after firing about 50 shots in the parking lot of a Southern California shopping mall, prompting a lockdown of stores … 1

• Holiday shoppers may see big discounts soon

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — If shoppers don’t show up in stores soon, more “70 percent off” sale signs will. After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the … 1

• Police: Ore. mall shooter didn’t know 2 he killed

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire on shoppers at a Portland mall had no connection to the two people he fatally shot and wanted to kill as …

• Gunman opens fire at Oregon mall; gunman, 2 dead

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A suburban Portland mall remains closed Wednesday a day after a gunman wearing camouflage and a mask opened fire on shoppers, killing two people and wounding …

• Gunman opens fire at Oregon mall; Suspect, 2 dead

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mall Santa was waiting for the next child’s Christmas wish when shots rang out, causing the shopping mall to erupt into chaos. About to invite …

• Gunman opens fire in Portland mall; 3 dead

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A masked gunman wearing camouflage opened fire Tuesday in a busy Portland mall, leaving the gunman and two others dead and forcing the mall’s Santa Claus …

• Retailers report weak sales gains for November

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday was no match for Sandy. Major retailers from Target to Macy’s reported weak November sales as the strong start to the holiday shopping season …

• Vestal: Simple scents make good retail sense

  November 28, 2012 in City on Page A5 It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas. Pine, cinnamon, gingerbread, mulled wine, roasting chestnuts – all the sensory cues that strap us to the mast of seasonal nostalgia. Retailers, … 5

• Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Americans clicked away on their computers and smartphones for deals on Cyber Monday, which is expected to be the biggest online shopping day in history. Shoppers …

• Holiday shopping season off to record start

  November 25, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — If you make holiday shopping convenient, Americans will come in droves. It’s estimated that U.S. shoppers hit stores and websites at record numbers over the Thanksgiving …

• Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day

  November 25, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it’s Cyber Monday’s turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online …

• Cautious optimism and a little insanity

  November 24, 2012 in City on Page A1 With mounds of blingy jeans under a pink Christmas tree, the boutique women’s clothing store Vivo threw open its doors at the stroke of midnight Friday – as did about … 10

• Why must we buy? Black Friday’s powerful pull

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (AP) — Gravy was still warm. Dallas Cowboys were still in uniform. Thanks were still being given across the country as the pilgrimages to the stores began, … 1

• Black Friday creeps into Thanksgiving permanently?

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World This season could mark the end of Black Friday as we know it. For decades, stores have opened their doors in the wee hours on the day after Thanksgiving. But … 2

• Powerball jackpot builds to $325M for Saturday

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Black Friday shoppers in many cities briefly detoured into lottery retailers, drawn off task by the prospects of winning a $325 million Powerball jackpot — …

• Earlier Black Friday kicks off shopping season

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World This year’s Black Friday shoppers were split into two distinct groups: those who wanted to fall into a turkey-induced slumber and those who’d rather shop. Stores typically open in the …

• Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World Black Friday got off to its earliest start ever as the nation’s shoppers put down their turkey and headed straight to the malls. Stores typically open in the wee hours …

• Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season

  November 22, 2012 in Nation/World Black Friday got off to its earliest start ever as the nation’s shoppers put down their turkey and headed straight to the malls. Stores typically open in the wee hours …

• Stores try to make holiday shopping cheap and easy

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won’t be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise …

• Stores borrow from fast-food industry’s playbook

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won’t be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise …

• Ryan says Obama stonewalling on Libya questions

  October 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, responding to President Barack Obama’s description of the response to a deadly attack in Libya as “not optimal,” on Friday accused … 2

• After a few laughs, Romney, Obama back to the fray

  October 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are returning to the sometimes-nasty rhetoric of a close presidential campaign after a brief truce, renewing their focus …

• Additions energize Girls’ Day Out

  October 18, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 For the eighth year, Girls’ Day Out celebrates the smaller businesses and boutiques in town Friday and Saturday. The shopping event is focused on seven neighborhood shopping districts, and participating …

• Tax on Amazon purchases in Calif. begins Saturday

  September 13, 2012 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Online retailer Amazon.com has tried to become all things to all consumers, but in California, it is about to take on a role it has fought … 1

• Share shopping likes with Facebook tool

  May 3, 2012 in Business on Page A8 MINNEAPOLIS – Sure, you can “like” a store on Facebook, but you can’t easily tell all your friends you “want” that new pair of jeans, “love” that handbag or “own” … 1

• Idaho finally gets a Nordstrom store

  April 12, 2012 in City On Thursday, the first Nordstrom store in the state of Idaho opened. 2

• Police pepper spray rowdy shoe shoppers in Seattle

  December 23, 2011 The release of Nike’s new Air Jordan basketball shoes caused a frenzy at stores across the nation early today, with police using pepper spray on a group of rowdy customers … 12

• Nordstrom, Costco beat retail estimates

  December 1, 2011 in Business Oh what a difference a weekend can make. 4

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