Last-minute shoppers seek boost to weak Christmas sales
Countdown to Christmas sees crowds in malls as retailers hope late buying will lift season results. Analysts say strong weekend may not reach expected totals amid higher living costs and debt. A Commerce Department shows November retail rise of 0.5 percent while many shoppers still have gifts to buy.
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Anheuser Busch to drop MTV ads for VH1
Anheuser Busch will stop airing beer ads on MTV and shift to VH1 citing an adult viewing audience. The move, reported by USA Today and The New York Times, marks the first time a brewer publicly bypassed a specific network.
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Bennett Steps From Hospital After Hernia Surgery
Washington singer Tony Bennett has been released from Georgetown University Medical Center and plans to recuperate in New York over the holidays after emergency hernia surgery. Publicist Sylvia Weiner Bennett, 70, also suffered a ruptured hernia at the White House holiday dinner. Bennett’s next concert is January 31 in Washington.
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