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Hot item: $299 flat screen TV
At least at the Target on Northlake Boulevard and Congress. The store had 20 Westinghouse 26-inch LCD flat screens in stock. 4:30 a.m. big line. 7:05 a.m. all gone.
View ArticleAte Sonic t-day; waited for hours; got nada
Bargain hunter Linda Spence waited nearly 24 hours outside the Best Buy on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard — only to leave the store empty-handed. While the rest of the world was eating turkey and watching...
View ArticleThere’s a line to get into the line. When you’re done…line
Toys R Us shoppers in Boynton Beach waited maybe 20 minutes to get into the store. Now dozens of them have stood for another hour and a half in the line to shop in the electronics department. And when...
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Scratch the retail itch… and get $300 at Sports Authority
Dana Conte scored a $300 gift card from the Sports Authority on Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach. The retailer gave scratch-off cards to early shoppers, and Conte won the big prize. Her friends’...
View ArticleShoppers have foot in line, eye on economy
Economists expect this holiday shopping season to be one of the worst in decades. They blame rising unemployment, falling home prices, a plummeting stock market and record-low consumer confidence. Even...
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Disney Store extends sale to noon
The Disney Store in Boynton Beach opened at midnight offering 20 percent off everything in store. But shoppers haven’t tired yet and the store announced that it will extend the sale until noon. Big...
View ArticleWest Palm retail round-up
From roving reporter Jeff Ostrowski, a retail roundup of noon-time action in West Palm Beach stores: — Walmart, BrandsMart, Best Buy: mobbed. — Kmart, Circuit City, JCPenney, Sears, Old Navy: busy. —...
View ArticleShoppers spent more on average on Black Friday weekend
The National Retail Federation is reporting that shoppers spent an average of $372.57 this past Black Friday weekend, up 7.2 percent over the average of $347.55 last year. According to research by the...
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Winners and losers of the 2008 holiday season
In this corner, the winners: Wal-Mart, Target and Toys R Us. In the opposing corner, the losers: American Eagle, Costco and Macy’s. At least, according to Britt Beemer, retail analyst and founder of...
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Bratz ban could make finding the doll difficult
After writing a story that ran today about items that may be hard for consumers to find during after-Christmas shopping fun, I realized I probably should have mentioned at least one other item that...
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