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Swine flu vaccine in short supply locally – St. Augustine Record

Swine flu vaccine in short supply locally
St. Augustine Record
Walgreens is also offering swine flu vaccinations, but only at the A1A North store in Ponte Vedra, according to its corporate Web site. …
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Shortage Hits Tri-StateWCPO

Clinics plan to charge for H1N1 vaccineUrbana/Champaign News-Gazette
More H1N1 vaccines headed to TexasKilgore News Herald
Progressive.org -Columbus Local News (registration) -Morris Daily Herald
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Merchants already preparing for Christmas – MetroWest Daily News

Merchants already preparing for Christmas
MetroWest Daily News
The National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association, released its 2009 holiday forecast last month, predicting that retail sales in …

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Book Prices Tumble Amid Cutthroat Competition – Americana Exchange

Baltimore Sun

Book Prices Tumble Amid Cutthroat Competition
Americana Exchange
In one, Wal-Mart has slashed the price of some new, printed books to amounts so low they are below cost, while HP, the large computer manufacturer, …
…While Wal-Mart takes on Amazon by launching an online price warInternetRetailer.com

Last-minute Halloween trickBaltimore Sun
Amazon Walmart Target Rationing Discounted BooksPortfolio.com
Wall Street Journal -The Consumerist (blog) -Marketplace (blog)
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Bibo: Are we really in recovery? – Peoria Journal Star

Bibo: Are we really in recovery?
Peoria Journal Star
But so have the number of bankruptcies. Just for non-grins, I flagged a few no-longer-high-flyers. In early September, that included a financial consultant. …

Toys R Us offers payment option for the holidays – Dayton Daily News

Toys R Us offers payment option for the holidays
Dayton Daily News
Sears brought back its layaway program last Christmas season, bringing it in line with the program offered by its sister company, Kmart. The stores then …

Blockbuster bites the DVD dust – Florida Times-Union

Blockbuster bites the DVD dust
Florida Times-Union
No cause for alarm, but the Blockbuster stores are dwindling. We're losing four locally and 20 percent nationwide. The closings come with …

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Checking in on the Storefront – Roanoke Times

Checking in on the Storefront
Roanoke Times
Target and CVS have joined the small number of retailers nationwide that are offering slight savings on your bill if you use reusable sacks, …

A little jingle this season? – CharlotteObserver.com

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A little jingle this season?
CharlotteObserver.com
A year after the worst holiday retail season in 40 years, that's a change other merchants are also aiming to see as their prime selling season begins. …
Retailers hope we're ready for ChristmasMuncie Star Press

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Sugar high in the checkout line – Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Sugar high in the checkout line
Boston Globe
Spokesmen for drugstore titans CVS and Walgreens both said candy is one of many items they rotate for an extra counter push during the year. …

Shoppers return to buying top brands – Los Angeles Times

Shoppers return to buying top brands
Los Angeles Times
That's good news for the economy and the multibillion-dollar companies that make those products and have been battling to keep shoppers from trading down to …
How Name Brands Are Boosting Consumer Staples ETFsETF Trends (blog)

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Public meeting on VeraSun bankruptcy letters set Sept. 14 in Sioux Falls - Farm Forum September 9, 2010
Public meeting on VeraSun bankruptcy letters set Sept. 14 in Sioux FallsFarm ForumA public meeting in regards to the recent VeraSun bankruptcy preference letters received by local producers will be held on Tuesday, September 14, ...VeraSun sending letters out to corn sellers asking for repaymentAgri Newsall 3 news articles » […]
Pennsylvania's Rendell Working to Avoid Bankruptcy Filing by Harrisburg - Bloomberg September 9, 2010
Pennsylvania's Rendell Working to Avoid Bankruptcy Filing by HarrisburgBloombergPennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said he opposes a bankruptcy filing by the state's capital city, ...and more » […]
Turkish scam case bankruptcy call - BBC News September 9, 2010
Turkish scam case bankruptcy callBBC NewsThe bankruptcy petition was brought by Nicholls' (Fuel Oils) Ltd against Mr O'Kane trading as O'Kane Fuels. It has been passed to a judge already dealing ...and more » […]

Kindle Coming to Best Buy: Is Amazon's Offline Push Risky? - PC World (blog) September 9, 2010
CNETKindle Coming to Best Buy: Is Amazon's Offline Push Risky?PC World (blog)Shoppers will be able to peruse Best Buy's e-reader displays, directly comparing the two Kindle models with devices from Sony and Barnes & Noble. ...Best Buy to start selling the KindleCNETKindle getting retail Best Buy presenceTG DailyBest Buy Adds KindleTwiceall 117 […]
Afghan shoppers throng markets ahead of Eid-al-Fitr - Demotix September 9, 2010
The GuardianAfghan shoppers throng markets ahead of Eid-al-FitrDemotixAfghan shoppers throng a market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul, Afghanistan. 09/09/2010 Afghan shoppers throng a market ahead of the ...Eid shoppers flock to grocersThe Daily StarBangladesh's capital city dwellers busy with shopping ahead of EidXinhuaWhose Eid is […]
Shoppers urged to keep it local - NewsOK.com September 9, 2010
Shoppers urged to keep it localNewsOK.comThe 3/50 Project is among local initiatives to encourage shoppers to seek out locally owned businesses. The 3/50 Project is an online community of ...and more » […]

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