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  1. Do You Feel Safer or Less Safe in a Crowd?

    Wed, 17 Apr 2013

    prime targets for terrorists. And then there are accidents, such as 2011's Indiana State Fair stage collapse and the Black Friday Walmart stampede in 2008, that remind us of the dangers of crowds. Does being in a crowd make you feel safer or less safe

  2. The Best Presidents' Day 2013 Sales

    Mon, 18 Feb 2013

    Presidents' Day sales, much less camp outside as some do for Black Friday , shoppers may find deeper discounts on Monday than they Day online sales have higher average discounts than both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. "In the case of Presidents' Day, you

  3. Apple Picking? Microsoft Stores Evoke the Apple Look

    Tue, 5 Feb 2013

    to say because Microsoft does not break out the stores' revenue. Anecdotal accounts of foot traffic have been mixed. On Black Friday , Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster reported that a head count of consumers shopping the Mall of America in Minneapolis

  4. What Veterans May Need More Than a Walmart Job

    Wed, 16 Jan 2013

    saying they aren't able to work more hours or are treated unfairly by the company. Read more: Walmart, Retailers Boom on Black Friday "When you're talking about our store associates and rising through the ranks every year, we promote about 170,000 people

  5. Snagging Post-Christmas Deals and Tips for Christmas Gift Returns

    Wed, 26 Dec 2012

    luck because the after-holiday shopping opportunities are numerous. While the discounts usually aren't as deep as on Black Friday , the total number of items on sale (the width of the sales) is usually greater. Here are some of the best after-Christmas

  6. 3 Reasons Gun Laws Are Difficult to Change

    Mon, 17 Dec 2012

    on the possession of handguns by citizens. When Gallup surveyed Americans in 1959, 60 percent favored a handgun ban. On Black Friday of this year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported a record number of requests for background checks for gun buyers

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  1. Americans Tried to Buy 2 Million Guns in November Alone

    Sun, 16 Dec 2012

    has raised disturbing questions, but has also placed a spotlight on America's thriving gun business. Taking a look at Black Friday just last month, U.S. shoppers weren't just buying toys and electronics, they were also buying a record number of

  2. 'This Week' Transcript: Tragedy at the Elementary School

    Sat, 15 Dec 2012

    this country, we have a love affair with guns. They are sold commercially. In fact, the FBI did background checks on Black Friday to Sunday, the Friday after Thanksgiving, and there were 154,000 gun checks on that day alone. And in fact, in November

  3. Dollar Store, Inc.: The Booming Business of Being Cheap

    Tue, 11 Dec 2012

    Christmas as become so crassly commercial. Retailers ring up as much as 40 percent of the entire year's sales between Black Friday and Christmas day. But there is one segment of stores that skips the holiday hoopla. In fact, they seem to fly under the

  4. On Top Shipping Day, FedEx Volume Jumps

    Mon, 10 Dec 2012

    Retailers continue to put many goods on sale. "A lot of times you can find the same goods cheaper a week or two weeks before Black Friday ," says Raechel Jackson, senior consultant at Simon-Kucher & Partners. "Obviously there's a huge push and a lot of

  5. Retailers Feeling Pressure for Longer Store Hours, as Macy's Announces 48-Hour Openings

    Fri, 7 Dec 2012

    starting from the day after Thanksgiving on Black Friday , traditionally the busiest shopping to get ahead of retail competition on Black Friday , one family member of a Target employee Over Interrupted Thanksgiving While Black Friday has traditionally kicked off the holiday

  6. 7 Holiday Shopping Tips From Extreme Couponer Who Got $100,000 in Goods for $500

    Thu, 6 Dec 2012

    calls her "coupontourage" - to fan out to a dozen stores on Black Friday with the goal of saving thousands of dollars on goods that percent of retailers' holiday sales. So, if you missed Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there are still good deals to find. Many

  7. Confessions of an Ex-Extreme Couponer: Better Ways to Save

    Tue, 4 Dec 2012

    couponing her way to the best deals was like an addiction. She used to spend seven or eight hours on big sale days like Black Friday hitting up stores like CVS and Walgreens to stock up on household basics she already had, just to get the deal. That's

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  1. Toys R US CEO on 'GMA' For Black Friday Deals

    Fri, 23 Nov 2012

    giving thanks, to be honest? Most of black friday is still ahead of us. Get the bargains there. Secondly, our employees love black friday . We are the holiday store. We're So, all year long, we get ready for black friday . Last year, we opened at 9:00 p

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    holiday we're supposed to be giving thanks, to be honest? Most of black friday is still ahead of us. Get the bargains out there. Secondly, our employees love black friday . We are the holiday store. We're the christmas store. So, all year long, we get ready for black friday . Last year, we opened at 9:00 p.M. On thanksgiving night. There were long lines of people waiting to get in the store. Our customers said, instead of letting us wait, why don't you let us in? This year, we opened at 8:00 p.M. It was the best crowd on black friday . They were eating ice cream in the store during black friday , if you can imagine that. It was anything but a mad house. And it's continuing today. People love it. Our employees love it. We know this is when we thrive. We provide toys for young children and families. And from black friday to christmas, it's our time of year. I was going to say, many businesses do 40% of their business. Is it bigger for you because you're a toy store? As any business, a toy business, other than christmas trees, have the most amount of our business between black friday and christmas. We're focused on it all the time. So, this is game on for you? Game on. Let's look at the
  2. Black Friday Deals

    Fri, 25 Nov 2011

    next song we've got is called Black Friday from fat wallet this is a great they do is they collect all the Black Friday deals that put them in this one put and be the cheapest person on Black Friday deals like deal of the day. Amazon

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    family of course but for others it is simply the day. Before Black Friday if you're one of those people then you'll need. To get ready to navigate the malls on the busiest shopping day of the year. Joining me now with the apps for your Smartphone -- help you do just that he's ABC news technology contributor Andrea Smith. If you're welcome back as always thanks for doing this you brought it very cool race now -- it but for all the savvy shoppers out -- these are must head. Gotta be armed yet. Got to be -- who's more out of already -- that houses on Black Friday yes we'll help you out right. So you're going shopping the first thing you gotta do you got a load up your
    Very nice aren't exactly. So the next song we've got is called Black Friday from fat wallet -- this is a great coupon site to Begin with you've always got to look for coupon codes on fat of course so they would they do is they collect all the Black Friday deals that put them in this one -- put an in your phone your device to take it with you. Do you choose
    because they wanna be everybody's price and be the cheapest person on Black Friday deals like -- -- -- -- deal of the day. Amazon deal of the day out every -- -- -- new deals here they'll show you what they've got check it every single day they've got new deals leading up. Until Black Friday -- -- Black Friday leading up to starting now going all the way to Black Friday absurd segment and that's a daily checking our daily check now and then on Black Friday they're gonna have. All the prices loaded from the other competitive stores -- -- -- Internet and also of course you wanna
  3. Black Friday : The Best Doorbuster Deals

    Thu, 24 Nov 2011

    scouring the on the Tracking the basket Black Friday and well Thursday DLs and is joining Thanksgiving dinner. remember those relaxing Black Friday is of yesteryear. Lineup in the cold dollars not. Aren't there cheapest on Black Friday different. They're not the sexiest

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    busy scouring the -- -- -- on the -- Tracking the basket Black Friday and well Thursday DLs and is joining us now with tips on what sales should not being passed back. Larry good morning good morning everyone at home we heard from lots of people that they are not giving thanks that stores are opening early each but -- serious bargain hunters that deals are compelling enough cash to get them out in the stores right after Thanksgiving dinner. -- remember those relaxing Black Friday is of yesteryear. Lineup in the cold live three to 500 of your closest friends. Then storm the -- Civilized 5 AM.
    LCD 499. And that's not 300 dollars not. Aren't there cheapest on Black Friday -- different. They're not the sexiest Christmas presents but select ten more washers and -- sixty years -- 69 Monday only. --
  4. Pre-Black Friday Deals

    Fri, 14 Nov 2008

    Black Friday one of the busiest shopping days of Where the best places to go for those Black Friday deals now. There's so many deals out there to be much better off waiting until Black Friday you can already we party prices dropped

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    Black Friday one of the busiest shopping days of the year is just around the corner with the economy slumping. Consumers are looking for
    -- different time. Where -- the best places to go for those Black Friday deals now. There's so many deals out there -- especially on big ticket technology items like. LCD TVs in plasma TVs and game consoles like Xbox-360. And PlayStation 3. You really aren't going to be much better off waiting until Black Friday you can already we party -- prices dropped to 600 dollars for a 42 inch LCD TV. In fact they dropped to.
    and computers is the best time to shop for -- now around Black Friday . Or will people get better deals around Christmas time. You know there's gonna be definitely very good deals on all of those things on Black Friday I don't wanna say that they're not that there's also going to be great deals after and and here's a way to look at Black Friday is a really good day. To get really ridiculously cheap no name products seated -- -- TV's may -- unknown name Blu-ray player. For higher end He needs your high and Sony and Samsung and Panasonic TVs those two and a drop in price more about two to three weeks before Christmas. So the long and short of it is that the economy is is is going down that things are bad all around nationally people are losing jobs nevertheless it's a great time to go shopping around Black Friday isn't it. It is it is and you're seeing a lot of Black Friday . The word used. The whole month of November it has been so many pre Black Friday sales that it's it's now changed into this season. There's even stores right now online taking pre orders for Black Friday sales you can go online order something and you won't ship it to you so. Black Friday great little down today underground -- founder of deal news.com thanks for joining us -- thanks. And thank you for joining us
  5. Black Friday Deals After Doorbusters

    Fri, 25 Nov 2011

    Becky Worley discusses deals still available after the doorbusters are over.

  6. A Sneak Peek at Black Friday Deals

    Thu, 24 Nov 2011

    In today's tech a sneak peek at some of the best Black Friday deals . Apple is expected to discount all of its computers ipads and iPods Barnes & Noble will lower the price of its milk simple touch

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    In today's tech -- a sneak peek at some of the best Black Friday deals . Apple is expected to discount all of its computers ipads and iPods Barnes & Noble will lower the price of its milk
  7. Black Friday Deals Preview

    Tue, 16 Nov 2010

    know that the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season and retailers all the find you. The best deals come Black Friday . Black Friday is cultural phenomenon that the real deal and this

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    -- know that the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season with all the sales -- -- -- out over the past few weeks is it worth it to -- -- -- -- shop online now. Think he's really here to tell us hey Becky. Good morning George I am on a mission come with me you see all these products. Come Thanksgiving prices will be -- so I've been combing the Internet looking for leaks talking and retailers all the find you. The best deals come Black Friday . Black Friday is -- cultural phenomenon that the real deal and this year the mania is more intense. And ever until. Soon Black Friday -- Posted on FaceBook and officially released two plus weeks. -- debut in the mood to buy. Let's start with flat screen
    search for those deals byproduct. I -- a link to the best Black Friday sites and abcnews.com slash GMA and making a lot of the stores are offering free shipping online as well. Yet this is
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