...discounts they know will come."The days that the American consumer gets excited about 25 percent off are over," said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group. "Shoppers are keeping their eye on the ball for the big sales events...

...7 in May, which was an almost six-point drop."Americans still feel like they're in a recession," said C. Britt Beemer, the chairman of America's Research Group.A reading of 90 indicates a healthy economy on the index, which measures...

...and lower-income shoppers. It is causing them to reconsider discretionary items and big ticket purchases," said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, based in Charleston, S.C. "On the job market side, there are new...

...company said. The store was closed Tuesday and will be closed today to prepare. "It's a sign of the times," said C. Britt Beemer, the chairman of the America's Research Group, a marketing research company in Charleston, S.C. "If you are...

...More Americans are waiting to the end to shop for Christmas than any other time in the last 10 years," said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, based in Charleston, S.C. "The consumer was never excited about anything...

...elaborate. "The threat won't have an effect this weekend, because most people don't know about the alert," said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, based in Charleston,S.C. "But it could reduce retailers' ability...

...being just as protective with their gift cards as they were with their own money when buying Christmas gifts," said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, based in Charleston, S.C., citing a recent survey he conducted that...

...stores over the weekend. "That's probably right for this time. But we have two more big weekends ahead of us." C. Britt Beemer, the chairman of America's Retail Group, said business was better than the previous weekend's, though he described...

...Shoppers want to see big discounts of 50 percent off on the early-bird specials to make it worthwhile," said C. Britt Beemer, the founder of America's Research Group in Charleston, S.C. Last year, many shoppers were disappointed with...

...prices on specific merchandise that day. "This is the most aggressive Wal-Mart I have seen in 10 years," said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, based in Charleston, S.C. "Target is definitely going to have to be...