Retailers brace for holiday season with planned discounts
Retailers shift focus from back-to-school to holidays and brisker markdowns. Sears revamps decor in mid November to lure shoppers as September sales show mixed results. Analysts note slim must-have apparel and uneven consumer demand, with teen and upscale stores performing better in a cautious market.
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Michael P. Niemira
International Council of Shopping Centers
Sears, Roebuck and Co. de
Sears
Marshal Cohen
Dustry
NPD Group Inc
Port Washington
N.Y
UBS
American Eagle Outfitters Inc
Abercrombie & Fitch
Neiman Marcus Group Inc
Nordstrom Inc
Toys R Us bets on holidays to beat Wal Martins price wars
Toys R Us aims to revive its holiday season with earlier stocking more exclusive products and store upgrades to differentiate from Wal Mart Target and discounters. CEO Barbour seeks a magical shopping experience while denying price embarrassment amid market share losses and possible sale options.
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New York
Toys R Us Inc
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Toys R Us
John Barbour
U.S
Toys R Us International
Wayne
N.J
Wal-Mart
FAO Schwarz
K-B Toys Ince
Target Corp
Little Tykes
Barbie
Mattel
Fisher Price
Hasbro Inc
Walking Pup
Barbour
Schwinn
Melody Campbell-Goeken
San Antonio
Target
Marty Kotis
Greensboro
N.C
Kotis
Bob Kerson
Kerson
R” Us
Las Vegas
D.E. Shaw & Co. Inc
K-B Toys
New York Stock Exchange
Sean McGowan
Harris Nesbitt
Idalia Melendez
North Bergen
Hot toys for the holiday season include Barbie and games
Toy Wishes lists top sellers after reviewing thousands of toys through parental, child, and retailer interviews. Alphabetical items include Barbie as Princess Anneliese and Erika, Balloon Lagoon, Bratz Tokyo A-Go-Go Dance N'Skate Club, Cabbage Patch Kids, InteracTV, Ms. Pac-Man TV Games, Tamagotchi Connection, VideoNow Color, and VTech V Smile with ages and prices.
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Lean Siver
North Bellmore
Anneliese
Erika Dolls
Toy Wishes Magazine
Toy Industry Association
New York
Toy Wishes
Balloon Lagoon
Cranium Inc
Barbie
Erika
Mattel Inc
Princess and
the Pauper
Bella Cancerella
Spin Master Ltd
Bratz Tokyo
Cabbage Patch Kids
Play Along, Inc
Interactv
Mattel
Fisher- Price
Dora the Explorer
Barney
Jakks-Pacific Inc
Bandai America Inc
VideoNow
Hasbro Inc
Nickelodeon
Vtechv
Smile
Vtech
Insurance bias in burial policies sparks multi-million settlements
Regulators and plaintiff lawyers pursue class actions against insurers for overcharging Black customers on burial and industrial life policies sold across the South. From 2000 to 2004, 16 major settlements totaled over 556 million dollars, covering 14.8 million policies from 90 companies.
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South
American General Life and Accident Insurance Co
Nashville
Britain
America
Federal Trade Commission
Bessie Jones
Sarasota
Fla
Metropolitan Life
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