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Nordstrom Once Again Refuses To Put Up Holiday Decorations Before Thanksgiving
As more and more stores give into the Christmas Creep, putting trees and wreaths out on the sales floor as early as June and July, Nordstrom continues to buck the trend — not only refusing to put up holiday decorations before Thanksgiving, but also letting the world know about it. More »

Has Nordstrom Finally Succumbed To The Christmas Creep?
For four years, we've been documenting Nordstrom's resistance to that insidious holiday shopping problem known as Christmas Creep. But after all these years of making it clear that it wouldn't be getting into the yuletide spirit until after Thanksgiving, there is some concern the department store might be feeling the creep's siren song. More »

Now You Can Pay $85 To Look Like You Spilled Starbucks On Your Shirt
Are you sick of spilling hot coffee on a white shirt and not paying an exorbitant amount of money for it? Well then you're in luck, because Starbucks, Nordstrom and designer Alexander Wang have teamed up to sell you an $85 T-shirt, complete with a faux Starbucks stain. More »

VIDEO: Stores Caught Restocking Used Underwear & Lingerie
We try not to be too paranoid about the cleanliness of things we purchase. We'll purchase used books, buy vintage clothing, drive pre-owned cars. But the "Ick Factor," as it's known in the world of science, jumps off the charts when it comes to used undies. But that's exactly what NBC claims to have discovered at several retail stores. More »

Nordstrom Continues To Oppose Christmas Creep
When I was growing up we always put up our Christmas stuff the day after Thanksgiving. Nordstrom agrees. Once again, they are taking a stand against Christmas Creep. More »

Mark Your Calendars: Massive Cosmetics Giveaway Set For Inauguration Day

Americans face a tough choice Tuesday morning: watch Barack Obama's historic inauguration, or storm department stores to take advantage of a first-come, first-serve cosmetics giveaway worth $175 million.   More »

America's Most And Least Admired Products And Services: Budweiser Is Good, Coors Is Not

—>Each year Fortune magazine does a survey to determine America's most admired companies. We took a look at their data and found the top 10 most admired companies for the quality of their products and services. We also found the least admired.  More »

Latest ACSI Survey Is Out: You Really Like Dollar General

—> The American Customer Satisfaction Index has released its latest scores of retail businesses, so we thought we'd take a look at the department store rankings by constructing a handy graph. When it comes to customer satisfaction, apparently Dollar General is doing something right—and Wal-Mart, as usual, is doing lots of things wrong.   More »

Nordstrom Opposes Christmas Creep

—>Nordstrom has conquered the urge to celebrate Christmas before Thanksgiving. The retailer announced its decision to respect the calendar and common sense by hanging signs declaring that they will wait until the day after Thanksgiving, the earliest acceptable moment, to display their Christmas decorations. The vainglorious announcement is an important indicator that Nordstrom's competitors have overdone the unseasonable cheerfulness schtick.  More »

Amazon.Com Wins Best Customer Service

Online megastore Amazon.com won top honors in a national customer service survey released last Thursday. Here's the top ten list, according to a National Retail Federation/American Express study.   More »