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Discounts crucial to continued holiday growth for Web retailers (The Journal News) As millions of shoppers were hitting the malls and discount stores this Black Friday, Eleanor Petigrow's finger was hitting the mouse button. The Goldens Bridge mom of three avoided the crowds of strangers and instead sat at her kitchen table with a crowd of her own family. us.rd.yahoo.com
Toy donations mean deals for surplus SC property (News 12 Augusta) Officials at the South Carolina Surplus Property Office say a customer who donates at least $50 in toys can buy a surplus laptop computer for $25. The computers usually sell for $200. us.rd.yahoo.com
Online deals for 'Cyber Week' (AP via Yahoo! News) Many retailers are offering online deals not only for the day they have dubbed "Cyber Monday" — when people return to work after Thanksgiving and shop from their desks — but for the rest of the week or longer. Here is a sampling: us.rd.yahoo.com
Black Sunday shoppers flock to local stores (Northwest Herald) Tony and Pam Silvestri didn't bother going to sleep last night. On their drive home from Thanksgiving dinner, the Huntley couple saw a crowd forming outside the Algonquin Best Buy store. They figured if they wanted to give their daughter a laptop computer for Christmas, they had better get in line, too. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cyber Monday loses glow in shopping importance (San Francisco Chronicle) Cyber discounts Many retailers are offering online deals for the rest of the week or longer. Here is a sampling: - Walmart.com has discounts of up to 30 percent through Friday on 150 items, including electronics, toys and video games. A Samsung 10-... us.rd.yahoo.com
Cyber Monday Loses Its Luster (CBS News) Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping. us.rd.yahoo.com
Online deals for 'Cyber Week' (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Many retailers are offering online deals not only for the day they have dubbed "Cyber Monday" -- when people return to work after Thanksgiving and shop from their desks -- but for the rest of the week or longer. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cyber Monday? Humbug! Mobile Tuesday Is Coming (PC World) Black Friday and Cyber Monday are old news. Here comes 'Mobile Tuesday.' us.rd.yahoo.com
Microsoft apologizes for Cashback glitches (CNET) Crush of traffic on Black Friday leads shoppers to encounter problems ranging from site sluggishness to the wrong amount of cash back showing in their account. us.rd.yahoo.com
S.C. official asks for special budget session (The State) Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom has asked Gov. Mark Sanford to consider recalling the Legislature to session to quickly balance the state budget. In a letter, Eckstrom said quickly balancing the budget — necessary after state economists reduced revenue estimates last month — quickly was crucial to the state finances. Eckstrom said the budget should be balanced as soon after state economists ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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