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...psychological day for us, to have 1,200 stores and 160,000 people ready for the next 35 days of mayhem," says Mike Vitelli, executive vice president of Best Buy's customer operating groups. "It's the gun start of the race." (See pictures from Black Friday...
...shoppers. "Inventories are in good shape, but sales may suffer more than we thought as retailers are forced to blink on promotions to drive traffic," says Jeff Black, director at Barclays Capital, who expects holiday sales to be flat with year-ago levels. (See 20 tech gadgets you can buy...
Electronics giant Best Buy isn't taking the challenge sitting down. Vitelli says his company is ready to match prices offered by Walmart and other retailers. "We watch everybody," he says. "We're competitive with them dollar for dollar." Best Buy offers a wider and deeper assortment of electronic products and services than many competitors, Vitelli notes, giving...
...shopping for a big-screen TV, then getting the right one at a modest discount is always better than getting the wrong one really cheap," says Victor Cheng, author of the Recession-Proof Business. (See 10 things to buy during the recession...
...There will come the arguments that Pelosi, whose office gives her far greater command of the floor, successfully kept out of a House debate that lasted a mere 12 hours: Will a government-run public option be among the choices offered to the uninsured? Should individuals be required to buy health insurance, and businesses to provide it to their workers? Who should have to pay for health reform? How much should be squeezed from Medicare, with the attendant risk of outraging seniors? The House fight over abortion guarantees a repeat in the Senate, where conservatives are demanding a similar airtight...