NEW YORK -- In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers. The message: Please, in these days of economic angst ...
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Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Toys “R” Us Inc. , the largest U.S. toy-store chain, is putting “very aggressive” promotions in place this holiday season to draw in shoppers facing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. “We know that ...
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Shoppers standing outside of the Toys R Us store in Times Square, New York City, waiting for the store to open at 5 a.m. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The hot pursuit of discounted toys and video games kept lots of shoppers waiting in the cold, dark ...
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Toys R Us Chief Executive Gerald L. Storch has visited 15 stores in the last week, where he watched kids carrying around dog-eared copies of the chain's "Biggest Toy Book Ever!," looking for the scary-looking $140 Imaginext Spike remote-control ...
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Think twice before reaching for your credit card this holiday season. As the tough economy forces retailers to look for the best ways to keep customers in stores, savvy shoppers can take advantage of payment options that don't rack up credit debts ...
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Join our team to voice opinions, share images, get paid to report news and more! In what may be erroneously linked to a tragedy sparked by Black Friday shopping madness, the shooting deaths at the Toys R Us in Palm Desert, CA was more likely a result ...
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ATLANTA -- Holiday shopping will be a struggle for many this year. It seems every week more bad economic news comes out. Consumer Advisor Clark Howard has some good news -- you don’t have to blow your budget buying holiday toys! Here’s Clark’s ...
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