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In the discussion thread: Holiday shopping season off to record start [View all]

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:28 AM

Sherman A1 (11,563 posts)

2. Agreed

But, it was expected to be up this year. We live in a consumer driven economy, so increased sales are good all around for workers. That said one wonders how many items are being sold, not just the dollars. With inflation just comparing dollars doesn't always tell us too much.

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9 replies	Author	Time	Post
Holiday shopping season off to record start [View all]	Omaha Steve	Nov 2012	OP
A good sign for the economy, I suppose. But that's not what Christmas is supposed to be about	groundloop	Nov 2012	#1
Agreed	Sherman A1	Nov 2012	#2
Consumerism isn't good for anyone, in the long run.	ronnie624	Nov 2012	#8
My question is this: did retailers make record profits? Or will this be another case where the door	peacebird	Nov 2012	#3
Yup...124 dead in Bangladesh WalMart supplier garment factory....nt	Evasporque	Nov 2012	#4
Panic buying. That's what happens when you elect a black President.	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#5
The markets today are distinctly non-plussed, with the major	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#6
Yeah, yeah we heard this all through the Great Recession	fasttense	Nov 2012	#7
Hi. This is basically analysis of a shopper survey. Not Late Breaking News. We're locking.	pinto	Nov 2012	#9

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