I once worked with an editor who bristled every year at this time. The reason? Stories about “Cyber Monday.” It was all marketing hokum, he said. How are the supposed online shopping numbers even verifiable, he’d ask. He questioned running ...

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DENVER — Federal authorities have seized 82 Web domain names, including seven based in Colorado, as part of a nationwide crackdown on sites allegedly selling counterfeit goods. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the crackdown on Monday as Internet retailers ...

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The truncated work week didn’t keep The Daily Record’s business reporters from breaking some news in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Also cracking the weekly top five for the first time is a recent installment in our new series, ...

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NEW YORK — Holiday shoppers gave retailers a happy Thanksgiving weekend, crowding stores and malls more than last year. Add strong spending earlier this month and robust sales online, and retailers head into “Cyber Monday” encouraged. Particularly because many shoppers ...

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NEW YORK — Secondhand stores are trying to muscle in on the Black Friday blitz this year. Thrift and consignment shops are betting that people who have bought more used things for themselves since the recession will buy used gifts ...

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Bina Ahmad hugged an old friend this weekend — a turkey named Opal she first met five years ago. “She’s a lot older and chunkier now but she’s still so beautiful,” said Ahmad, a vegan who joined hundreds of people ...

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Laptop computers for $198. Printers for $44. Sterling silver diamond bracelets for $99. Five-gallon Shop-Vac portable vacuums for $15. Large slow cookers for $2.97. As the holiday shopping season nears its official start, local retailers are hoping that special promotions, ...

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NEW YORK — Shoppers spent a bit more in early November, raising retailers’ spirits about the holiday season right before it kicks into high gear. Early discounting on everything from TVs and sweaters as well as free shipping helped pull ...

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NEW YORK — Hoping to drum up support for independent merchants, American Express’ CEO said Monday that his company will promote “Small Business Saturday” on the weekend after Thanksgiving. “This is the start of a movement,” said Kenneth Chenault, who ...

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Individual spending during Black Friday weekend (the Friday, Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving) was down 8 percent this year to $343.31, or about $29 less than last year, according to the National Retail Federation. And that’s even though the number ...

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