US holiday spending up 4.1 percent over 2010
December 29th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) In the five weeks before Christmas, a US consumer spent an average of $78 per day, that is 4.1 percent more than during the same period ... Read more...
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US shoppers spend record $52.4 bn on Thanksgiving weekend
November 29th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS/EFE) US shoppers spent a record sum of $52.4 billion over the long Thanksgiving weekend on purchases in stores and on the Internet, according to a survey ... Read more...
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A ‘krafty’ kiosk that scans your face and recommends you a snack!
January 28th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): A new kiosk developed by Kraft scans your face and according to your gender and age, recommends snack or dinner options.Using anonymous video analytics (AVA), the kiosk categorizes ... Read more...
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Post Office In USA To Test Gift Cards
January 6th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Post Office in USA is all set to get into the business of gift cards as it has been reported. In recent times the popularity ... Read more...
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American Post Office To Look At The Sales Of Gift Cards From May 2011
January 6th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 6, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): The post office in America desires to gain entry into the commerce of gift cards. Pre-paid cards have managed to become the most well-liked gift ... Read more...
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Free Shipping Day Garners Shop Hoppers Attention
December 17th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Package shippers like those of UPS and FedEx are at the end of their busiest week. This is a sign that the financial system is liquefying ... Read more...
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Retailers Expect A Business Of $1Billion In Best Cyber Monday Deals 2010
November 30th, 2010 - 2:36 am ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The media outlets have reported that around $1billion would likely to be the gross business on Cyber Monday, which has become one of the biggest bonanza ... Read more...
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Cyber Monday 2010 Deals Attract Customers
November 25th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) While some people wait all the year for the Black Friday sales there are some others who do not fret over the opportunity they miss in ... Read more...
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Retail Stores Try Their Best To Attract Shoppers With Black Friday Deals
November 21st, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With Thanksgiving just round the corner, how can the leading retail stores not make the best use of it. Several retails stores will now be offering ... Read more...
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Shops Cash in on Halloween Pet Costumes
October 13th, 2010 - 2:22 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Shops all over America are cashing in on the citizens love for their pets and the (sometimes ridiculous) way in which they show it. With Christmas items on ... Read more...
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Toys R Us To Hire 45,000 This Holiday Season
October 2nd, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez,
Oct 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Many Americans this season will happily find themselves with temporary jobs this holiday season with Toy R Us hiring 45,000 people. The American population is suffering ... Read more...
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Halloween Express Is Open
September 18th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez,
Sep 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is still a little more than a month left for Halloween but the preparations for Halloween are on and all the seasonal stores selling scary ... Read more...
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Fourth Of July Party Tips To Make Your Celebrations A Huge Success
July 4th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fourth of July is celebrated across United States as the Independence Day which commemorates the Declaration of Independence dating way back to July 4, 1776. The ... Read more...
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Here’s how Father’s Day began 100 years ago
June 19th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): As sons and daughters across the world celebrate Father's Day this Sunday few know dad's special day hits its centennial on June 20, 2010. Still, fewer know ... Read more...
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US Black Friday shoppers spend more than in 2008
November 29th, 2009 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 29 (DPA) US shoppers were out in full force Saturday during the year's most important weekend for retailers after laying out an estimated $10.66 billion on Black Friday in stores.
The ... Read more...
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Cyber Monday 2009 Hits On Nov 30
November 28th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov. 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cyber Monday is for those extended group of shoppers who apparently seem to miss out on the Black Friday-2009 deals. The Cyber-Monday is scheduled for ... Read more...
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Hocus Pocus Inspired Halloween
October 25th, 2009 - 11:55 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Halloween fever makes old and forgotten movies to be revived again. Among the famous Halloween kids movies are, the 2005 released 'Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie', ... Read more...
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Cyber Monday is on November 30 2009
October 13th, 2009 - 10:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The phrase Cyber Monday refers to the Monday, which immediately follows the Black Friday. The Black Friday is actually the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping ... Read more...
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Fathers happy with lesser attention on Father’s Day than mums on Mother’s Day
June 20th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 20 (ANI): Although dads get less attention on Father's Day than moms do on Mother's Day, they are still satisfied with it, says an expert.A psychology lecturer Nicole Gilbert ... Read more...
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If you shop, youre either a normal, neurotic, primitive or psychotic
December 11th, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): With the holiday season in full swing, markets are thronged by shoppers of various kinds, which can be classified into: normal, neurotic, primitive and psychotic, says an ... Read more...
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Barbie maker Mattel wins legal battle over MGA Entertainments Bratz doll
December 5th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): MGA Entertainment, the manufacturer of pouty-lipped Bratz doll, has lost its legal battle with the worlds largest toy importing company and maker of Barbie, Mattel.Mattel had sued ... Read more...
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US business groups urge Obama to end Cuba embargo
December 5th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) A group of leading US business organizations, including the US Chamber of Commerce, has urged president-elect Barack Obama to initiate the process of scrapping Washington's 46-year-old economic embargo ... Read more...
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