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Coming up dry in search for sense in Sandy aid denial
Trying to make sense of the Obama administration denying federal relief to Maryland for the flooding and other damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, and I'm coming up dry. No one besides maybe Grover Norquist would have beefed had Maryland picked up a few...Tags: Elections, Howard County, Mitt Romney, Holidays, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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On parking tickets, speeding tickets and O'Malley's politics
Nobody asked me but ... if one is urged to support small retailers during the holiday shopping season, one might expect the municipalities in which they are located to take a holiday on parking tickets. Consider what happened to Debbie Bakalich when she...Tags: Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Martin O'Malley, Punishment, Holidays
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MAWG supports `Shop and Buy Local'
The Meyersdale Area Watch Group (MAWG) commends this community for its active participation on Nov. 23-24 in “Small Business Saturday,” an event organized by the Meyersdale Area Merchants Association. This event coincided with the American...Tags: Science and Technology, American Express Company, Business, Small Businesses, Technology
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Local Stores Profit from Small Business Saturday
Channel 2 NewsThere was nothing small about this weekend’s Small Business Saturday. Sandwiched in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, U.S consumers shopped small this year spending billions of dollars in keeping their money local. About 500,000 small...Tags: Cyber Monday, Holidays, Business, Small Businesses, Sales
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Important Christmas Shipping Deadlines to Remember
Channel 2 NewsCyber Monday sales online were expected to kick off record numbers for holiday gifts being shipped across the country along with Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. The United States Postal Service, Fed-Ex, and UPS said the volume of packages...Tags: Cyber Monday, Christmas, Black Friday (shopping), Holidays, Religious Festivals
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Black Friday shoppers may have done more browsing than buying
Domingo Catalan powered through the Thanksgiving night crowds to get his children toys. He methodically checked all the boxes on his relatives' wish lists on Black Friday. And before he goes to work as a data analyst for a government contractor on Cyber...
Tags: Foursquare, National Retail Federation, Services and Shopping, Thanksgiving, Walmart
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Retailers say they are bullish on in-store and online holiday sales
Domingo Catalan powered through the Thanksgiving night crowds to get his children toys. He methodically checked all the boxes on his relatives' wish lists on Black Friday. And before he goes to work as a data analyst for a government contractor on Cyber...Tags: Foursquare, National Retail Federation, Services and Shopping, Walmart, Thanksgiving
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Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
NEW YORK (AP) — Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online sales spiked on the Monday following Thanksgiving, is the next in a...
Tags: Hobbies, Apple iPad, Queens (New York City), National Retail Federation, Cyber Monday
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Colder weather, hotter sales: Local merchants report solid holiday weekend
PETOSKEY -- Northern Michigan's recent shot of wintry weather may have felt chilly on the skin, but several local retailers believe the conditions helped to warm up their Thanksgiving holiday weekend sales. David Meyer, co-owner of Meyer Ace Hardware,...
Tags: Prices, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Small Businesses, Fashion Trends
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Cyber Monday provides last push to post-Thanksgiving shoppers
Fox59Shoppers may be done with Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, but there's still Cyber Monday to keep in mind if you'd like to cash in on deals. Cyber Monday, coined back in 2005, is a day for online retailers to reach out to holiday shoppers....Tags: Cyber Monday, Black Friday (shopping), Holidays
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Small Business Saturday A New Shopping Tradition
Small Business Saturday drew Alaska shoppers to locally-owned stores on Saturday, answering the call to shop small and local. While ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ get most of the publicity, ‘Small Business Saturday’...
Tags: Cyber Monday, Black Friday (shopping), Business, Small Businesses
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Small Business Saturday a boon for mom and pop shops
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsBlack Friday draws big crowds to the big stores. The following day is Small Business Saturday, which is aimed at helping the mom and pop shops compete. Bungalow 26 in the Delano District is among the stores that saw a spike in sales. Owner Kelsey...Tags: American Express Company, Small Businesses
Dec 5, 2012
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