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During the Discount Wars, take a list and check it twice
Posted on November 24th, 2005 on
The Discount Wars are poised to pounce. Retailers will be digging deeper into their war chests to lure shoppers into their stores. So, be wa...

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The Discount Wars Have Begun
Posted on November 24th, 2005 on
The Friday after Thanksgiving heralds the start of the Christmas shopping season. But the first discount war shots across the bows of retailer sh...

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Pssst! Wanna Buy A Used Car Cheap?
Posted on November 24th, 2005 on
Now that hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma have finished beating on the U.S. consumer for this year, it’s time for those wonderful hu...

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Black Friday
Posted on November 24th, 2005 on
Tomorrow is Black Friday and no, the name has no religious significance, so relax. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving when retailers ma...

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Let the good times roll!
Posted on October 30th, 2005 on
The annual moaning about seasonal retail sales has begun, as it must at this time of year. The usual forecast is dire, with dark economic cl...

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Little things to increase your gas mileage
Posted on October 1st, 2005 on
There’s a lot of media hype about increased gas prices and we consumers being powerless to do anything but suffer. But this isn’t ne...

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Cheap Gas & Other Delights
Posted on September 27th, 2005 on
With hurricane Katrina and Rita damaging more than 30% of U.S. refinery capacity in oil refineries along the Gulf Coast, forcing shutdowns of...

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