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The Independent, 07.01.09 10:34 UTC

Pizza sales up as diners stay at home

Cash-strapped consumers are shunning restaurant meals and ordering takeaways at home, Domino's Pizza said today as it forecast better than expected full-year profits. The pizza delivery firm, which ...

Daily Mail, 30.12.08 12:01 UTC

End of an era as world's oldest Woolworths closes its doors for the last time

The world's oldest branch of Woolworths has shut after becoming one of the most high-profile victims of the credit crisis. The south London store, which has stood on the same site for 96 years, has ...

Daily Mail, 29.12.08 16:01 UTC

High street retailers dominate online sales as fashion chain enters administration

High street retailers dominated online sales on Boxing Day, new figures show. Next, which was the most searched for sale online, was forced to install a "virtual queue" for customers because of the ...

Wired, 29.12.08 14:32 UTC

Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best ever'

SEATTLE (AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. called this holiday season its "best ever," saying Friday that it saw a 17 percent increase in orders on its busiest day - a rare piece of good news in ...

WashingtonPost Technology, 27.12.08 23:01 UTC

Amazon Bucks Industry With Strong Holiday Sales

Online retail giant Amazon.com said yesterday it recorded its "best ever" holiday season this year with a 17 percent increase in orders on its busiest day, bucking the generally grim news coming from ...

NPR, 27.12.08 22:01 UTC

Struggling Retailers Offer Post-Christmas Discounts

by Liz Halloran NPR.org, December 26, 2008 · Retailers battered by a dismal holiday selling season are offering eye-popping discounts and imploring the shopping gods to persuade wary consumers to ...

Telegraph, 27.12.08 06:31 UTC

Busiest Boxing Day is unlikely to save High Street slump

High street stores saw a stampede of shoppers, as millions took advantage of unprecedented price cuts in what retailers described as the busiest Boxing Day sales in memory.

WashingtonPost Business, 27.12.08 05:01 UTC

Amazon Bucks Industry With Strong Holiday Sales

Online retail giant Amazon.com said yesterday it recorded its "best ever" holiday season this year with a 17 percent increase in orders on its busiest day, bucking the generally grim news coming from ...

NPR, 26.12.08 21:02 UTC

Struggling Retailers Offer Post-Christmas Discounts

by Liz Halloran NPR.org, December 26, 2008 · Retailers battered by a dismal holiday selling season are offering eye-popping discounts and imploring the shopping gods to persuade wary consumers to ...

Telegraph, 26.12.08 12:30 UTC

Guide to the sales

Shops were offering record bargains this year with stores opening earlier than ever across the country.