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Last Holiday Shopping Weekend Keeps Retailers Edgy

Shoppers find deep discounts but retailers see bleakness during last holiday shopping weekend

Philadelphia resident Amy Warner managed to cross off her shopping list items like DVDs, wine, jewelry and gift cards, including a grocery store gift card for her grandparents who live near Allentown, Pa.

A sign displaying the store's extended holiday hours is seen at Macy's at Woodfield Mall, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in Shaumburg, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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"My grandmother said, 'All we really want is a gift card from Wegmans,'" Warner said. "They're retired. They have a fixed income. I don't think there's anything they really needed other than this."

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Associated Press writers Lauren Shepherd and Vinnee Tong in New York, Andre Coe in Dallas, Jessica Gresko in Miami and Barbara Rodriguez in Raleigh, N.C., contributed to this report.

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