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Little joy in holidays for slumping retailers
Tribune reporterSteep discounting failed to save Christmas for retailers, setting the stage for another wave of store closings and raising the prospect that a new austerity is taking root among American consumers. The 2008 holiday retail season ranked as the worst in...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Saks Incorporated, Dining and Drinking, Macy's, National Government
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January's a great time to rethink space
Associated PressOur revels now are ended. It's time to clean up. Across America, we're busy stowing Santas, putting away menorahs and dragging dried-out Christmas trees to the curb. In living rooms and dining rooms nationwide, tables and chairs are being nudged back...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dining and Drinking, Furniture, Family
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In the news
• For her first 80 birthdays, Mary Ann Chandler would often receive half of a present on Christmas and the other half the next day, which is her birthday. "I'd get pajama tops on Christmas day, and the bottoms on my birthday; one sock on Christmas,...Tags: Christmas, Religious Festivals
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Drug court participants receive holiday party
The Newport News Drug Court held its holiday party at the Downing Gross Cultural Center. The holiday party was a structured family activity for the participants, who could invite their families. The focus was to help the participants either maintain or...Tags: Justice System, Christmas, Court Administration
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Good buys didn't fly, so stores may say bye-bye
Sentinel Staff WriterShoppers across the nation should expect more shuttered stores and bankruptcies and less selection in 2009 in the wake of a dismal report Thursday that revealed the worst holiday retail-sales figures in nearly 40 years. And things could be even worse...Tags: Inventories, Mall at Millenia, Sales, Whitehall, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Small acts of charity can grow into phenomenal wave
Sentinel ColumnistI don't have a kid attending a public school in Florida. I don't have a relative who needs care in a local drug-rehabilitation program. No kid close to me is facing the legal wrath of the juvenile-justice system. But if we are to function as a healthy...Tags: Florida, IKEA, Charity, Pine Hills, Charlie Crist
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China's jobless go home early for holiday
The Associated PressSome hefted their luggage on bamboo shoulder poles. Others carried their things in plastic buckets. All were migrant workers hurrying to get home Thursday before China's Lunar New Year festival -- a holiday that triggers one of the world's biggest...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Nokia Corp., Nike Incorporated, Employees, Trips and Vacations
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Whom does my cat fancy, and who annoys me most?
Special to the SentinelMy cat has developed a crush on the star of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I think she wants to be Pitsy Pitt. If you haven't seen Benjamin Button (and you should), look for the scene toward the end when we see Cate Blanchett's husband. It's our...Tags: NBC, Barbara Eden, Religious Festivals, Mad Men (tv program), Friday Night Lights (tv program)
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HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON A red Christmas
Of The Associated PressHOLIDAY RETAIL SALES DEC. 1-JAN. 3 Abercrombie & Fitch Co.-24% The Bon-Ton-5.6% Gap-14% J.C. Penney-8.1% Limited Brands-10% Kmart-1.1% Kohl's-1.5% Macy's-4% Neiman Marcus-27.5% Saks-19.8% Sears-7.3% Target-4.1% Wal-Mart+1.2% Wet Seal-12....Tags: Neiman Marcus, Sales, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Gap Inc., Target Corp.
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The Macy's at Palm Beach Mall is one of 11 that will close
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe dismal retail climate continues as Macy's said Thursday it's shuttering 11 stores nationally, including one operating at the rundown Palm Beach Mall for 30 years. Macy's Inc., the second-largest U.S. department store chain, slashed its annual...Tags: Sales, The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Dillard's Incorporated, Palm Beach Gardens, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Enfield High Football Program Facing 2009 Scheduling Problem
The Enfield High School football program's rejection by the Pequot League may limit the school's ability to play a full schedule next season, officials say. Athletic director Barry Bernstein said next year's traditional Thanksgiving Day game between...Tags: Schools, High Schools, Thanksgiving, Enrico Fermi
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Retailers say 2008 was the worst holiday season in decades
Beleaguered retailers announced plans to close stores, promised more bargain-basement prices and cut their earnings forecasts Thursday, signaling deals for shoppers but more trouble ahead for the country's deteriorating economy.
Macy's Inc., one of the...Tags: Sales, Gap Inc., Saks Incorporated, Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Employees
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