Russ' business examples

http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=28801

This article focuses on one shopping mall. It interviews the shoppers and goes in depth about their shopping strategies and thoughts about Black Friday. I like the quote from the Hickory Farm kiosk worker because it shows the amount of money Black Friday brings to businesses. I think interviewing workers at GameStop was a good idea because videogames will once again be the big gift for the holidays.

http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006612040570

I like how this article focuses on the kiosks found within the mall. I think people overlook kiosks. The reporter talked to owners of two kiosks and one shopper. I thought the article was rather informative and covered a unique topic.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4378912.html

This story addresses "Cyber Monday." I have heard of this term before, but I learned that it is actually not real and was used to build hype. I think the best part of the article is, "Financial analyst Deloitte & Touche says that more people did Internet shopping on the recent Black Friday than on Cyber Monday. Furthermore, only one in four of the Cyber Monday customers did their buying from work. The vast majority shopped from home."

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-12-05T091629Z_01_L04377757_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BRITAIN-SALES-BRC.xml

This article is about the decrease in sales for winter wear. It is a topic I never really thought about, but the warm weather would affect sales of clothes as Christmas gifts. I think this is informative, but I would like quotes from customers and shopkeepers. The average person might think sales would be about the same with people buying for the upcoming cold weather. In addition, people might not need warmer clothes if they are lazy and stay indoors.

http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061125/APC0101/611250464/1979

This article is about "Black Friday." However, the focus is on our area. The article interviews analysts and shoppers. I thought the most informative part was that Black Friday is not the biggest shopping day of the year, but a day when the most people pass through stores and see the new items.