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A few years ago it was Shrek the Halls — an exploitation of Christmas and a pre-launch to the last version in the Shrek franchise. It must have worked because Dreamworks Animation is doing it again, this time with Kung Fu Panda. The big news is that Dreamworks has a
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When Santa gets done making his Christmas rounds he is likely to do what alot of Americans: tune his big screen to a big game. Traditionally sports on Christmas in America usually means an early college bowl game. But professional basketball could easily steal the holiday spotlight this year. For
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It must be dead of summer and difficult to find much Christmas to talk about. But trust me — this is really big Christmas news. It comes from the Queen Mother of all retailers: Walmart, who also does business as Sam’s Club (which is just a Costco that takes Mastercard).
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Every Christmas holiday season New York City transforms into a winter wonderland. The City radiates with holiday spirit as the five boroughs offer world-renowned performances, shopping, dining and more. NYC & Company, the City’s official marketing, tourism, and partnership organisation, encourages visitors to plan their holiday travel now to take
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Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” is getting in on the holiday spirit a little early this year. Before Halloween is underway, a new Christmas-themed holiday special, “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Choo Choo Express,” is set to premiere on Disney Channel on Sunday, October 25th. Based on the #1 “Playhouse Disney” series, the
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Gene Simmons is starring in an upcoming holiday film, titled The Christmas Movie. The movie is about a young, well-to-do Mary living in modern times, who gets pregnant and ends up in a trailer park. The KISS bass player plays Mary’s Jewish truck-driver father. Other actors to star in the
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Most people in western New York may be wondering when the summer weather will start, but the workers at Stokoe Farms in Wheatland couldn’t be happier with the cool conditions. “Usually the kids are out in the heat all morning working on the Christmas trees, and that is tough,” said
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MJ was a gamer. He loved video games. At least that is what developers are saying in advance of an expected Christmas 2009 release of a new Michael Jackson game for the Xbox360 and PS3. Critics are lining up to bash the release as an opportunistic exploitation of the Jackson
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Life isn’t exactly peachy in the world of retail but Christmas 2009 looks far less dismal than 2008. Consumers will be able to find bargains — and retailers themselves may just be a little busier. Eastman Kodak today said in talking with their biggest customers orders look good for the
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The must have electronic gizmo for 2009 will be much the same as it was in 2008: the Blu Ray high definition player. The difference between Christmas last year and Christmas yet to come will be an entry level price below $100 — thanks to the Chinese. The Blu Ray
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Christmas 2009 got off to a big bang in retailing as the singular hot channel of video gaming has charged with rumors that GameStop has been asked by Nintendo to save major shelf space for a new product release. While Nintendo isn’t saying anything many are hoping for a new
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The nation’s retailers got a much-needed sales boost during Black Friday’s traditional shopathon as consumers, lured by deep discounts, spent nearly 3 percent more than they did last year. Sales on the day after Thanksgiving rose to $10.6 billion, according to preliminary figures released Saturday by ShopperTrak RCT Corp., a
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London’s West End has been awarded the title of best shopping destination in the inaugural European Retail Rankings by Experian. The district beat off stiff competition from fashionable locations such as Paris, Rome, Madrid and Berlin to take the top spot. Experian expects the West End to attract 6.17 billion
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Selecting the right Christmas presents can be exhausting and perplexing! Choosing to send a gift hamper is the ideal solution for Christmas presents and gifts for all adult members of the family, friends or work colleagues. Trudging round the shops becoming cold, tired and exasperated is becoming a thing of
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