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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...

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...

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...

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...

Good OS intros quick-loading Cloud operating system

Good OS, makers of the gOS Linux operating system that debuted in computers sold at Wal-Mart, on Monday announced it will soon introduce its Cloud operating system that can give users near-instant access to Google, Yahoo and...

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...

The Opinionator: Media Culpa?

And the bad guys in the Mumbai massacre and the deadly Wal-Mart stampede are — the media? “A South Wales couple caught in the Mumbai terror attacks claimed last night that CNN put their lives at risk by broadcasting where they...

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