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Never Pay Retail Again As Americans aim to curtail their spending, more retailers are cutting deals to reel in customers By Jessica Dickler,CNNMoney.com staff writer http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/110/never-pay-retail-again/ NEW YORK — Times are tough. The economy is weakening, consumer confidence is at a low and Americans are struggling just to buy basics like gas and groceries. So when it comes to getting goods that fall beyond the bare necessities, shoppers are getting smarter.Another Update on Store Closings and Retailers at Risk
* PUBLIC POST ** Companies on recent obituaries pages: Circuit City Linens 'n' Things Mervyn's Likely future failures: Sharper Image (though the company will continue to sell some of its high-end gadgets through license agreements with other retailers) Shrinking operations: Ann Taylor Charming Shoppes (owner of Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, Catherines) Eddie Bauer Gap Pacific Sunwear Pep Boys Sprint / Nextel Starbucks Timberland Zales / Piercing Pagoda At risk: Sears/Kmart My favorite quote from this story: Davidowitz (Howard Davidowitz, chairman of New York-based retail consultant and investment bank Davidowitz & Associates) doesn't think a huge government stimulus will help. Better to let things bottom out naturally before regrouping. "Obama's plan will make it worse," he says.New York Designers Anxious; Retailers Cut Orders
With the economy cratering and consumer confidence sinking to new lows, it’s not surprising an uncertain mood, if not outright panic, has taken hold of many showrooms in New York. Vendors have reasons to be concerned — according to sources, retailers nationwide are cutting orders by at least 10 to 15 percent for spring, while the New York flagships are lowering their buys by 7 to 10 percent since they don’t anticipate they’ll take as hard a hit because of tourism. That’s amid an already disastrous fall selling season that is sure to put even more stress on designers.
Website of the Day: Retail Me Not
You know when you're shopping online and you see a box on the checkout page that tells you to enter a discount code, coupon number or promotional code? You can actually obtain those money saving codes and digits from Retail Me Not, a website that lists online coupon codes for stores like J Crew, Amazon, Victoria Secret, Starbucks and Avis. The website gets all of its discount codes from user-submissions, so there's no guarantee that each code will work 100 percent, but it's definitely worth a try.
Website of the Day: Gazaro
Holiday shopping. Jut typing the words gives me some serious anxiety, so any site that helps make my life a little bit easier is a good site in my book. If you're in the market for electronics or accessories, you'll like Gazaro, a site that monitors sales fliers and store websites, alerting you when an item you're looking for goes on sale.
Dell and OPI Create A New Polished Laptop Collection
Now you can show off your favorite OPI nail polish exclusively on a stylish laptop from Dell! OPI and Dell Industries have teamed up to create a new line of colorful laptops inspired by the unique personality of YOU. Nail polish can say a lot about persons style, and Dell captures it beautifully!New Model From Nike Vunk
New Model From Nike Vunk in Black/Red/Blue/Volt Written by hijordan Nike is currently busy releasing new silhouettes that borrow some features from its classic collection. The New Nike Vunk is actually a hybrid of Nike Dunk and Nike Air Max 95. The new sneaker comes in black Upper with red, blue, and yellow accent.Black Friday Beauty Bargains - 6 Free Zoya polishes!
Zoya is giving customers 6 bottles of nail polish... for FREE! Also, Sephora has a Two Faced set that is compiled of all their best sellers for only $19.50!
Three new photo contests on Lenzr.com expire Jan 1st, 2010
There are three new photo contests on Lenzr.com for the months of October and December 2009 ! Photographers look sharp - there's something for everyone to focus on here. Medicinal Plants in Nature celebrates botanical photography and hopes to collect images of natural medicine growing wild in the great outdoors.intro...
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