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Store Raises Eyebrows By Charging a $5 'Just Looking' Fee

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:02:29 +0000

The economy is getting so tough one store is actually charging customers who don’t buy anything.

Christmas Shopping Advice From The Better Business Bureau [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:06:59 +0000

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday..all excellent gift-buying opportunities. The Better Business Bureau has some advice.

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Your Missoula Thanksgiving Day – Black Friday Shopping Guide [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:29:18 +0000

Ready for the holiday shopping season? We've visited with many of Missoula's major stores for you to give you an idea of what to expect, so you can have a plan of attack.

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Holiday Shopping Now Starts Before Black Friday or Cyber Monday — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:15:45 +0000

While some fanatical Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers are already at the gates waiting to assault the holiday-shopping season with their fearsome craving for stuff, some retail analysts say the gates are actually open now and the race is already in progress.

Thom Blischok, chief retail strategist for Booz and Company says, “Cyber Monday has begun, essentially. No question about it.”

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Your Official Guide to When Stores Will Open on Black Friday

Mike Adams — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:12:57 +0000

There is hardly any such thing as Black Friday anymore. With numerous retailers, like Walmart, opening their doors to holiday bargain addicts as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, other retailers must now either join the circus or risk missing out on frantic buyers with turkey hangovers and itchy spending fingers.

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Do You Look for the Made in the USA Label When You Buy? Everyone Else Does — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:06:16 +0000

You might not think anyone is paying much attention to that “Made in the USA” tag found on product packaging all over the country, but new research suggests that you would be dead wrong. In fact, more than ever before, Americans are using the popular label to guide their purchasing decisions.

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The 12 Most Essential Back-to-School Supplies Your Kids Need for a Great Year

Kathy Landin — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:44:25 +0000

Somehow another summer has flown by and the kiddos are headed back to school again. Sure, that means vacations are over, the house will be empty and days at the pool are numbered. But what it also means is that it’s time to shop for supplies.

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Feeling Stressed Out? New Study Reveals Shopping Is a Great Way to Cope

Shauna Wright — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:17:04 +0000

There are lots of ways to relieve stress, and it seems whipping out your wallet is among them — not to pay for a visit to your shrink, but to go shopping.

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'Back-to-School Saturday' Is the Newest Shopping Holiday — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:47:45 +0000

You know about shopping holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but how about Back-to-School Saturday?

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Shopping. Are You Having Fun?

Joy Larson — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:00:42 +0000

Moms out there: Do you remember before you had kids how easy it was to go shopping, or go anywhere for that matter?

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10 Fun and Offbeat Etsy Finds For Black Friday

Rose Maura Lorre — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:47:04 +0000

While the sellers on Etsy.com are probably hoping you'll spend all your Christmas cash on their handicrafts come Cyber Monday, it seems many of them are also aware how much people love a good, live-and-in-person Black Friday sale. How else to explain the site's plethora of Black Friday-themed merch? Arm yourself with these accoutrements so [...]