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February 14, 2012
New Yorkers Will Spend More than Half a Billion Dollars on Sucky Valentine's Day
New Yorkers will spend around $566 million on Valentine's Day -- mainly on predictable, boring gifts such as cards and candy, according to the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Using data from the National Retail Federation, the NYCEDC says that 60 percent of adults in the Northeast ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Patagonia's Cyber Monday Reverse Psychology
Patagonia, the one that makes fleeces and outdoor performance-type clothes, is employing a different tactic from every other retailer on this Cyber Monday. They're trying to get you not to buy their clothes. Reverse psychology or do they actually mean it? Their statement/manifesto reads in part:
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October 30, 2011
Americans Will Spend $310 Million This Year on Halloween Pet Costumes
According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are expected to spend $6.68 billion on Halloween this year. Included in that sum is an astounding $310 million spent on costumes for people's pets. Give Americans credit: We can suffer through a recession, gross economic turmoil, a forec ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Please Stop Christmas Shopping in October, You're Making Us Look Bad
Check your calendars, friends. Yep, we're in October, a month in which your only concern should be which of your lightweight jackets to throw across your shoulders as you tread effortlessly out of your house and also, what creative and intelligent but still sultry and appealing to members of ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Your Valentine's Day Gift Might Be Slightly Less Crappy This Year
This could be yours.This year could mark the most dramatic rose Valentine's Day gift-giving ceremony yet! Why? Because girl/boy/person, you are going to get the good stuff. And by good stuff, we mean the money stuff. A National Retail Federation survey has revealed that Americans will spend ... More >>
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November 30, 2010
Barack Obama Holds "Slurpee Summit"; Google Investigated for Antitrust; Rock Center Xmas Tree Lights Up
• President Obama will meet with congressional leaders from both parties today -- a/k/a, the "Slurpee summit," actual Slurpees TBD -- to discuss a number of issues, including the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and tax cuts. Can some ice shavings and food coloring bring peace to this nation ... More >>
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November 30, 2009
Black Friday Fails to Save America; Cyber Monday Our Last Hope
Apparently you cheap bastards didn't shop hard enough to move the needle this weekend -- or shopped not well but too wisely, scarfing up bargains when America needed grotesque impulse purchases to pull out of its economic nosedive. The National Retail Foundation says more shoppers spent less: ... More >>
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November 25, 2009
Quick Hits
Twitpic via M_Solomon. With last year's Long Island Walmart Black Friday stampede in mind, the National Retail Foundation has established training, security, and traffic flow guidelines to prevent recurrences; Walmart has established its own new guidelines, in compliance with an agreement ... More >>
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February 2, 2009
Valentine's Spending Predicted Down; AAD Suggests Romantic Mole Check
Though U.S. spending on holidays has been climbing in recent years, the National Retail Foundation has a more modest prediction for Valentine's Day: "Consumers Opt for Quality Time with Loved Ones over Traditional Gifts." They still predict an average consumer spend of $122.98, though. The analyst ... More >>

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New Yorkers Will Spend More than Half a Billion Dollars on Sucky Valentine's Day

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Patagonia's Cyber Monday Reverse Psychology

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Americans Will Spend $310 Million This Year on Halloween Pet Costumes

Blogs

Please Stop Christmas Shopping in October, You're Making Us Look Bad

Blogs

Your Valentine's Day Gift Might Be Slightly Less Crappy This Year

Blogs

Barack Obama Holds "Slurpee Summit"; Google Investigated for Antitrust; Rock Center Xmas Tree Lights Up

Blogs

Black Friday Fails to Save America; Cyber Monday Our Last Hope

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Quick Hits

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Valentine's Spending Predicted Down; AAD Suggests Romantic Mole Check

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