Even before the recent drama on Wall Street dampened consumer sentiment, the National Retail Federation said it expected back to school spending to be flat this year, with families limiting their purchases of clothing, gadgets, …
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It’s a Deal: 25% Off Schwinn Bikes & Helmets
Through May 7 (and just in time for warm weather), Toys R Us is discounting all Schwinn bicycles and helmets by 25%. This 18-inch boys’ bike, for instance, is selling for $59.99, down from the original price of $79.98.
The Holiday Season’s Ugliest Moments
Shoppers, workers, needy kids, the fashion world, and even Santa have had a rough go of things this holiday season. Here’s a look at some of the uglier scenes.
Toys R Us 88-Hour Shopping Marathon Begins Tuesday Morning
Yikes! In an unprecedented move, Toys R Us stores across the country will open at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, December 21, and won’t close until 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
The True Meaning of Shopping
If you think shopping is a simple act based on simple human needs, you’re sadly mistaken. Either that or you’re a really good, amazingly efficient and unemotional shopper. For most consumers, shopping takes on meaning beyond a basic exchange of goods and currency, serving as therapy, entertainment, sport, drug, and sometimes, um, torture?
One Week After Black Friday, More Black Friday
It’s the shopping event that never seems to end, and that you just can’t get away from—even though it’s already over. It’s Black Friday, the day that celebrates unadulterated consumerism, fittingly with a name straight from a slasher horror film. This weekend at the stores, you can expect plenty of Black Friday-type door busters and …
Cheapskate Wisdom … About Why People Just Keep Going to the Mall
“People enjoy shopping in physical stores. Shopping will continue to be this nation’s highest form of entertainment.”
Black Friday by the Numbers
Here’s a roundup of resources for the best deals, along with some perspective, related to the monster shopping day that is Black Friday.
Shopping for Deals Before, After, and Even During Thanksgiving Dinner
By tradition, Thanksgiving is a day of rest. But while you might have the day off from work, retailers hope that you don’t take the day off as a consumer. As more and more stores are open for business on the holiday—and with online shopping possible 24/7 and special deals for Internet shoppers this Thursday—the day dedicated to …
20 Best Black Friday Deals: Why You Might Want to Get Up Early and Fight the Crowds
With one week before Black Friday, and with the Black Friday ads from most retailers leaked to the media, the time seems ripe to put together your list of must-gets, sharpen your elbows to fight off other shoppers, and plot your trip to the mall.
Black Friday Overload: Wait, Which Fridays Aren’t Black Now?
Sears has dubbed Friday, October 29, as “Black Friday Now,” offering discounted merchandise and door buster sales supposedly on par with the more traditional day-after-Thanksgiving Black Friday. Target, which was ahead of the pack with its “Black Friday” sales way back in July, is also pushing winter holiday promotions even though it’s …
It’s a Deal: Buy Two Toys, Get Third Free at Toys R Us
During Geoffrey’s Birthday Toy Sale at Toys R Us (lasting through September 25), when you buy two LEGO construction sets, Barbie Dolls, LeapFrog Learning Toys, video games priced up to $19.99, and toys from Playmobil, Mega Bloks, Playskool, Melissa & Doug, and Hasbro, you’ll get a third free.
