Some consumers planning leaner holidays: study
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Almost a third of Americans plan to spend less on the holidays this year, mainly because they need to use their money for daily expenses, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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Some surveys find that as of last weekend, consumers had completed less than 15 percent of their holiday shopping.
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hoAs the holiday season wound down, U.S. residents kept on shopping significantly more than they did in 2006, particularly on the day after Christmas, but they also reported being less satisfied with e-tailers, according to a pair of studies.
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When it comes to spending the holiday season abroad, many foreigners are excited to participate in the customs of their host country.
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For package holiday-makers, the options are straightforward, in theory. Tour reps at hotels help contact families and organise flights home.
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The holiday shopping season is ending on a better note than it began, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals. Still, retailers hope for a boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.
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Most bosses at U.S. companies plan to give gifts to employees this holiday season, but fewer than a third of workers intend to reciprocate with gifts of their own, according to a study released on Monday.
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More consumers are planning to spend less this holiday season than a year ago, according to a survey released on Tuesday that adds a fresh note of caution to what is shaping up to be a ho-hum holiday shopping season.
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The holidays may be over, but the shopping hasn't stopped.
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New research belies the pervasive belief that the dying can postpone the inevitable for a birthday or Christmas - granting death a holiday.
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A traditional day of feasting with family could turn into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers plan to offer more options &#151; both online and in stores &#151; than ever this Thanksgiving.
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This holiday season, it seems, shoppers are winning the game of retail chicken. Though the shopping season got off to a strong start, sales quickly tapered after Thanksgiving week. At first, retailers held steady. They'd gone into the holiday season with lean inventories so they stuck to their planned discounts and promotions, waiting for the shoppers to come back. But ...
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Almost a third of Americans plan to  spend less on the holidays this year, mainly because they need  to use their money for daily expenses, according to a survey  released on Tuesday.
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More consumers are planning to spend  less this holiday season than a year ago, according to a survey  released on Tuesday that adds a fresh note of caution to what  is shaping up to be a ho-hum holiday shopping season.
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Online shoppers in the United States spent &#36;23.2 billion during the holidays, excluding travel, up 25 percent from the 2003 season, according to a new survey from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Harris Interactive and Nielsen/NetRatings.
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NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters Life!) - The holidays are a time for fun, food, family, gifts -- and stress, with more women 1tending to suffer than men and turning to food, booze and the couch to get over the holidays.
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U.S. retailers are starting their  holiday Internet marketing campaigns earlier this year, rolling  out promotions as much as two months before Christmas,  according to a study to be released on Wednesday.