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Upbeat shoppers led to an increase in retail stores’ increase in sales for October. Some say that the shoppers were enticed by signs of an improving economy and getting a head start on holiday shopping.
Retail numbers were up across the board; with stores like Costco …

The recession of 1981-1982 was the worst recession, until now, since the Great Depression. Now, some are speculating that we are in a recession that will be worse than the one in the 80′s and that it will likely last at least through 2009.
The 81-82 …

Old Navy has just come out with a new advertising campaign featuring Supermodelquins, which are just what you think they are (probably). They are manequins that are “fashionable.”
The new campaign goes back to when Old Navy’s ads were quirky instead of plain like they are …

GM may have to fire 5,000 salaried workers soon. When the government loaned them $13 billion, GM was told that it would have to prove itself to be commercially viable. The cost cutting measure comes after GM’s sales for January dropped 49%.
GM, which saw its …

Over the summer, a little picture was being passed around the internet of a small gas station or convienicne store that had a sign in front that said “Beer, now cheaper than gas.” Since then oil prices have tanked and now beer sales have fallen.
From …