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diabeticman

(3,121 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2013, 12:15 AM Dec 2013

Record Crowds Over Weekend, But Spending Declined

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/record-crowds-over-weekend-but-spending-declined

U.S. retailers offered holiday discounts in early November and opened stores on Thanksgiving Day to attract more shoppers. Those tactics drew bigger crowds, but they didn't motivate Americans to spend.

Maybe THIS slump in sales when they expected to make more money than ever will keep retailers from ruining Thanksgiving 2014 for their employees

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Record Crowds Over Weekend, But Spending Declined (Original Post) diabeticman Dec 2013 OP

I think the saving grace of this year was that retailers saw the most increase in online sales. liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #1

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

1. I think the saving grace of this year was that retailers saw the most increase in online sales.