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Retailers Get Creative in Efforts to Stimulate Sales

July 6, 2010
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Tired of waiting for spending to rebound on its own, retailers are taking matters into their own hands. Stores like Sam’s Club, Target, Toys “R” Us, Staples and Office Depot are offering unconventional promotions meant not only to attract visitors to stores, but also to get them feeling profligate....

Source: The New York Times
 

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