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...back for electing the first African-American president, but in fact it means a lot. When I started working for TIME, it was in the South in 1960-61, and those were different times. If someone had told me at that point that we could have had a black president, I would have told him that he better not drive because he had had too much to drink...
...Black Friday is over, and retailers are breathing at least a small sigh of relief. Results were not as bleak as some feared; consumer spending rose a surprising 7% over last year. Now websites are kicking off their own holiday shopping season, and hopes for similar results are high...
That's why you'll see Black Friday-level discounts today and beyond, but with a focus on storewide sales rather than individual door-buster specials. FigLeaves.com started out with up to 50% off storewide sales and increased it to 70% in anticipation of Cyber Monday. Amazon.com has already taken as much as 65% off prices for kitchen appliances and household items. "There is more breadth of merchandise on sale for Cyber Monday," says Sucharita Mulpuru, principal analyst of e-business retail at Forrester Research. "Whereas Black Friday is limited to an assortment of items that are high-velocity drivers...
...deals are more generic on Cyber Monday and half as good [as Black Friday]," says Vincent. Stores will make up for that with extra enticements like lower purchase minimums for free shipping or a free-shipping voucher with gift-card sales, a promotion Lands' End is having. "Free-shipping deals is a minimum cost of entry," says Cassar. "Essentially, retailers will subsidize it, with those costs coming out of their margins." In addition, sites will offer more bundles like "buy one, get 50% off another item," which help stores move two pieces of merchandise and lower their inventory levels. This...
...Lin’s defense, he did do much more than just pop threes. He scored a career-high 30 points in the home opener against the Crusaders and followed that up with 24 against the Black Knights. In addition to his threes, he was 8-of-10 from the foul line in the first and for an encore made all nine from the charity stripe on Saturday...