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Wal-Mart Assailed on Death

Inc. should have had better crowd control to prevent the death of a worker who was trampled the day after Thanksgiving amid the bargain-hunting frenzy whipped up by the sales known as door-busters, according to local police and...

N.Y. lawmaker eyeing Black Friday law

Published: Dec. 1, 2008 at 1:34 PM NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A New York lawmaker says the city should implement a new law that would require stores to improve security measures on Black Friday. New York City Councilman James...

Dow drops nearly 680 on consumer spending worries

NEW YORK -- Confirmation that the nation is in a recession and signs pointing to a prolonged downturn sent Wall Street plunging once again Monday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 700 points and more than half of...

Police seek would-be robber armed with hairspray

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Police are looking for a woman who used what's believed to have been hairspray as a weapon in a botched purse-snatching in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Police said the would-be thief on Saturday night first asked...

Wal-Mart Cyber Monday 2008 video game deals

FROM GAMERTELL - Wal-Mart’s Cyber Monday deals are now in full effect. There is no shortage of games here at all. Granted, a lot of them are titles a lot of us have never heard of before, but the list is so expansive you’re...

gOS Cloud: browser-based OS for Netbooks

By Matt Elliott, CNET News.com Good OS, the people who brought you the Linux-based gOS found on the US$199 Wal-Mart gPC last year, announced a browser-based OS called Cloud at the Netbook World Summit in Paris on Monday. (You...

Stocks ends lower on economic worry

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Monday as news pointing to the deepening economic slump around the world erased the bulk of last week's sharp gains, with financial services companies and retailers among Wall Street's...

Sector Snap: Consumer electronics retailers slide

CHICAGO - Consumer electronics chains sank in Monday trading after analysts said big Black Friday markdowns drew shoppers, but cut into profits, and investors worried whether the spending would continue. The decreases came amid...

Retailers tiptoe between Christmas, holidays

Stores risk wrath of shoppers no matter where they land in debate Advertising “holiday” products irks some consumers, who want retailers to get into the Christmas spirit. As American shoppers embark on their annual shopping...

Guard killed at Florida mall

Miami-Dade police officers stand in front at Dadeland Mall in Miami. Police have not released a motive for the shooting inside the Express clothing store at the Dadeland Mall. An armored truck guard was shot to death at a...

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