Retailers Gear Up for Shopping Season
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 150 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Kathy">Kathy</span> <span word="Grannis">Grannis</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Retail">Retail</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="heightens">heightens</span>."</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="compete">compete</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span>.</p><p><span word="Bucking">Bucking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span></p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> – <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Nordstrom">Nordstrom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Costco">Costco</span> – <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="outerwear">outerwear</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="REI">REI</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="values">values</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Father">Father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> – <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>."</p><p><span word="Overall">Overall</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NRF">NRF</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="online">online</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NRF">NRF</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011.</p>
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