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US last-minute holiday sales disappoint
Bestsellers during the season include the iPhone 6, toys based on animated movie Frozen, and winter clothing
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Dec 26, 2014 · 09:50 PM
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US consumers have not turned out in force for the final shopping days before Christmas, suggesting that traditional retailers will just meet industry sales forecasts in a season marked by deep discounts and growing encroachment from online rivals led by Amazon.com Inc.
Super Saturday - the last pre-Christmas Saturday, which fell on Dec 20 this year - failed to make up for spotty performance this season. That included a disappointing Black Friday, the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday that is typically one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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