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It appears that same-store retail sales have continued to do reasonably well.
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In spite of vibrant economic conditions, holiday shoppers continued to hold back and remained very value conscious, taking advantage of retail promotions and deep discounts.
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For the most part, spending continued steadily throughout the weekend. It is not unusual to see a slight slowdown in sales after an initial surge on the day after Thanksgiving -- particularly with a long shopping season.
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For the most part, spending continued steadily throughout the weekend,
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The river gives and the river basically takes away. There really isn't a vocabulary that I have access to that describes this. And as always, it's the least able to recover from this disaster who will suffer most intensely.
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Rush Limbaugh's remarks were insensitive and stupid, ... They were far beneath the standard that ESPN has set over the years for legitimate and thoughtful sports broadcasting. He should be fired.
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We've known that sleep disturbances are among the best biological markers for depression, but this is the first time we've shown that those disturbances can show up decades before the depression.
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I wasn't comfortable putting him out there in the starting lineup. He's yet to scrimmage in the full-court yet and if you look at the number of days he's been out, it's quite a few. I was concerned that if he would go out there and try to play, that we could now lose him for another five games down the road. I want to see him get out there and compete and go up and down in a scrimmage first.
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I wasn't comfortable putting him out there in the starting lineup, ... He's yet to scrimmage in the full-court yet and if you look at the number of days he's been out, it's quite a few. I was concerned that if he would go out there and try to play, that we could now lose him for another five games down the road. I want to see him get out there and compete and go up and down in a scrimmage first.
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Friday's same-store sales data are an early indication that shoppers are meeting retailers' expectations, ... The sales growth is in line with the healthy state of the economy and consumer confidence.
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If we cannot follow her physical footsteps throughout the troubled Middle East, what we can imitate are her attitudes, which in essence pertain to faith and love, ... She was a dwelling place for God, and so are we.
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One's own employees ought to be one's own best customers. Paying high wages is behind the prosperity of this country.
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Of course I miss it, there?s nothing like the adrenaline rush of coaching on Tuesday and Friday nights. But I also sleep a lot better on Tuesdays and Fridays now.
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We want to give brands more time around audiences, while still having our promotions outside the classroom.