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There are No Heroes Among Retailers at Thanksgiving

The Black Friday mania is starting to ramp up as evidenced in this Sunday’s newspapers coast-to-coast. Supposedly Christmas shoppers are cheering the blockbuster deals already. But no doubt you have seen percolating on social media the inevitable memes showing which retailers will “honor employees and their families” while staying closed …

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Thanksgiving Shopping is the 21st Century Christmas

Don’t kid yourself: if you thought the stores opening on Thanksgiving last year was horrible brace yourselves for even worse. Even though there was a huge outcry against malls and stores opening on Thanksgiving Day last year and even though there were enough online petitions to give retailers serious pause …

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US Postal Service Sets Holiday Shipping Deadlines

The U.S. Postal Service has set shipping deadlines for those using various services through the USPS this holiday season. Mail-by Dates (Domestic Services) Dec. 15 – Standard Post — Ground service for less-than-urgent deliveries and oversized packages. Dec. 19 – First Class Mail Service for standard-sized, single-piece envelopes and small …

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