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To: John Carragher who wrote (182771)	11/28/2005 4:23:46 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Consumer spending reports are conflicting: [ Meanwhile, as of Wednesday hightech continues to have 4-month lead-times on several components, some even outside of memory. Is this actual demand, or reactive double-ordering?] biz.yahoo.com 1. ShopperTrak RCT Corp., which monitors sales at more than 45,000 retail outlets, found ...Friday's sales slipped 0.9 percent...But Niemira, who serves as a consultant to ShopperTrak, said the company's preliminary figures showed business dropped off dramatically on Saturday, resulting in the weekend's results being weaker than a year ago. Actual results for Saturday will not be available until Monday, he said. 2. The National Retail Federation offered a more upbeat report. According to a survey of 4,209 consumers [showed a] 21.9 percent increase over last year's $22.8 billion. The figures include online spending. 3. According to Visa USA, overall sales volume on Visa branded cards for the combined Friday and Saturday period surpassed $7 billion, a 15 percent increase over the year-ago period. clearer picture of how the retailers fared over the Thanksgiving weekend will emerge Thursday, when retailers report sales results for all of November. Forecasts for holiday shopping have improved in recent weeks amid declining gasoline prices. But while gas is cheaper than it was a few months ago, it's still more expensive than this time last year, and shoppers face higher heating bills this winter. RE: "a family almost put me in the family van " Too funny. Sounds like the midwest - we had a little girl once try to come home with us. She just marched over and confidently acted like she belonged, her teddy bear firmly clenched in her hands in a rather determined way, and was about to climb into the vehicle until one of my sisters noticed her. She had no siblings so wanted to join our large group. Her mother said she slipped away from her when she was putting her purchases in the trunk. My sister invited both her mother and the little girl over for dinner. This can only happen in the midwest.