No time for luxury
The tumbling economy has been tough for everyone, but for businesses serving up heavy doses of aspirational affluence, it has been especially painful.
While Wal-Mart has seen its business grow slightly, upscale retailers have been pummeled. Neiman
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GUNMAN IDENTIFIED: New Castle County police have released the name of a 43-year-old man an officer shot at during a confrontation Friday night. The man was not hit, and no one was injured. Herbert Boulanger of the 400 block of Seventh Ave. in the
No sale? No problem for goods prized by consumers
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In this Sept. 11, 2008, photo, customers try out the new Apple iPod Nano at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif. Recession or not, there are some things that people are still willing to buy at full price.AP
DEALS GALORE:
Full price can be only price
The 60 percent off sign at Elan Fur isn't much different from the others filling the storefronts on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But good luck finding a similar deal next door at Apple Inc.
Even as shops vie for customers by offering massive markdowns,
