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Post Christmas shopping slow as deep freeze eases
In downtown Lawrence shoppers braved teens and a north wind with many empty spaces on Massachusetts Street. By afternoon temperatures rose, nudging traffic back toward normal as retailers report stronger postholiday activity. Gift cards drive sales while merchants note exchanges and returns surge with people staying out after Christmas. Local stores forecast a brisk finish to the year despite the chilly start.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photos
Donna Lang
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Lang
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National Retail Federation
United States
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