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Credit crunch bringing many consumers back to re-emerging layaway options (The Daily Toreador)
Forget about credit cards. There's another way shoppers can make purchases they can't afford. An increasing number of shoppers who are concerned about negatively affecting their credit with more debt are placing their purchases on layaway, which in some stores has increased as much as 50 percent from last year as consumers navigate through troubled economic waters during the holidays.
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Retailers roll out payment options for holiday shoppers (Sun-Sentinel)
Think twice before reaching for your credit card this holiday season.
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Cyber Monday Deals on Sears revealed (I4U)
Sears revealed their Cyber Monday 2008 deals. The Sears online shop is offering discounts across many categories including apparel, jewelry, automotive and more. Sears is also stretching the Cyber Monday term buy also making next two week's Mondays to Cybe...
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Buying on layaway is back as an alternative to credit (Newsday)
This holiday season, Janet Groschel, 34, of Medford, like many other cash-conscious shoppers, is saying goodbye to credit cards and hello to layaway.
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Money taken from wallet at WWCC (The Dickinson Press)
Cash and credit cards were taken from a wallet in the locker room at Dickinson's West River Community Center on Saturday, according to the Dickinson Police Department. Advertisement: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL Planning your financial life. Whether you're starting a small business, obtaining life insurance, or sending your kids to college, I can help you plan to reach your financial goals ...
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Sears.com Provides More Choices Than Ever on 'Cyber Monday' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
On "Cyber Monday," Dec. 1, Sears.com gives shoppers the best in online only deals, and the best choices in selection and delivery. Customers at Sears.com are in the driver's seat when it comes to finding sleek, easy navigation and search filtering tools that help make the online shopping experience fast and efficient.
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Layaway makes a comeback (Florida Today)
What once was old is new again as shoppers rediscover layaway, that decidedly retro method of purchasing only what you can afford. Begun in the Depression, the concept of layaway was popular for years before languishing as consumers embraced easily available credit cards and home equity lines.
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Black Friday afternoon sales better (The Wahpeton Daily News)
As the economy loomed over the heads of many nationwide, shoppers milling around the Twin Towns surprised some retailers and provided others with moderate sales the day after Thanksgiving.
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Holiday Shopping Soars 18% Over Last Year (CBS News)
Despite all the talk of an economic slowdown, the holiday shopping season is off to an "energetic" start, giving retailers an early Christmas present, according to a new retail survey. Randall Pinkston reports.
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Shoppers undaunted by economic woes, retailers say (Lake Houston Sentinel)
Holiday shoppers have bucked expectations of slow sales by turning out in droves for Black Friday, Nov. 28, kicking off what retailers hope will be a profitable holiday season.
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