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Mid-day Extra: Streamlining holiday shopping

Dec 8, 2011
With increased competition from online retailers, stores across the country are taking steps to make the holiday shopping experience a bit faster.
Black Friday sales helped bolster the retail numbers, which went up for the sixth month in a row.
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Consumer credit hits two-year high

Dec 7, 2011
The amount of money consumers owe in credit -- excluding mortgages -- grew by $7.7 billion in October, hitting a two-year high.

Recession meanz Heinz

Nov 18, 2011
Squeezed by rising commodities prices and falling demand in the U.S., Heinz is responding by appealing to cost-conscious consumers
H.J. Heinz Co. products are displayed at a grocery store June 12, 2003 in Chicago, Ill
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