August another disappointing month for retailers (Los Angeles Times)
Discounters such as Wal-Mart and some teen chains do well amid back-to-school shopping, but department stores and apparel retailers suffer as consumers scale back. Consumers pummeled by high gasoline and food prices flocked to the nation's discount stores for the back-to-school season, leaving department stores and other sectors struggling throughout August.
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Back To School Shopping Sales Numbers In, Many Retailers Report Decline (KTNV Las Vegas)
Back to school shopping sales figures are in, and the results are sluggish.  Many of the nation's retailers say shoppers focused on buying essentials in August.
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Two New Websites Launch to Provide Information About Working at Home and Shopping Online (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Lean How to Build an Online Business with Referrals and Discount Shopping.
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Boulder police release sketches of auto scam suspects (Colorado Daily)
Boulder Police have released sketches of four suspects who they say scammed senior citizens into handing over cash for nonexistent auto repairs. The suspects approached victims in shopping center parking lots offering discount repair work on their vehicles.
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Varsity Extra Blog: League play begins in 5A SIC soccer and much more (The Idaho Statesman)
The online shopping comparison marketplace that helps you find discount shopping and compare prices on products and services in your city and around the country.
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LaGrange Library offers local discount in September (The Voice Ledger)
Card-carrying members of the LaGrange Library will be able to show their library cards at local businesses this month and receive a discount.
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Five Tips for Saving Big on Back-to-school Shopping (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - It's almost time for the kids to go back to school, and this year shopping for school supplies will be a lot more difficult for many families. Due to high gas prices and stretched budgets, financially pinched parents are looking for creative ways to save money.
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Bargain hunters favor discount, club stores (El Paso Times)
EL PASO -- The nation's retailers had a lackluster back-to-school season, according to a leading retail group, while local retailers reported mixed results, ranging from so-so to busy.
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Saks to open discount store in San Antonio (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Saks Inc. said Wednesday that it will open a Saks Fifth Avenue "Off 5th" store in San Antonio in spring 2009. The store will be located in The Rim, a shopping and entertainment center in the city's northwest corridor.
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Survey Reveals Consumers Continue to Shift Shopping Patterns (Display & Design Ideas)
Shoppers have continued to shift their shopping patterns due to the rising costs of gasoline and food, according to American ShopperScape 2008, which analyzes the shopping behaviors of the thousands of consumers that TNS Retail Forward studies as part of its ongoing tracking survey.
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