holiday shopping http://www.npr.org holiday shopping en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif holiday shopping http://www.npr.org Ho-Ho-Hum Last Shopping Weekend As 'Fiscal Cliff' Loomed With several things to worry about — including the possibility of automatic tax increases and spending cuts — it appears American consumers weren't in the cheeriest of holiday spirits on the last weekend before Christmas. Shoppers were out, but analysts say their spending was subdued. Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/24/167953303/ho-ho-hum-last-shopping-weekend-as-fiscal-cliff-loomed?ft=1&f=165900059 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/24/167953303/ho-ho-hum-last-shopping-weekend-as-fiscal-cliff-loomed?ft=1&f=165900059 With several things to worry about — including the possibility of automatic tax increases and spending cuts — it appears American consumers weren't in the cheeriest of holiday spirits on the last weekend before Christmas. Shoppers were out, but analysts say their spending was subdued.

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]]> Girls, Boys And Toys: Rethinking Stereotypes In What Kids Play With A New Jersey teenager who launched a campaign to get Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven is expected to meet with the toy company Monday afternoon. Her campaign seems to be part of heightened gender messaging awareness in toys this holiday season. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:46:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/17/167452439/girls-boys-and-toys-rethinking-stereotypes-in-what-kids-play-with?ft=1&f=165900059 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/17/167452439/girls-boys-and-toys-rethinking-stereotypes-in-what-kids-play-with?ft=1&f=165900059 A New Jersey teenager who launched a campaign to get Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven is expected to meet with the toy company Monday afternoon. Her campaign seems to be part of heightened gender messaging awareness in toys this holiday season.

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]]> 'Cyber Monday,' 'Giving Tuesday;' Then 'Weeping Wednesday?' There are clever names for many of the holiday season's key shopping days. Today's is in honor of what's said to be the biggest online shopping day. Tuesday's aims to get people to be charitable. Maybe Wednesday's should be for when the bills come in? Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:35:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/26/165900048/cyber-monday-giving-tuesday-then-weeping-wednesday?ft=1&f=165900059 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/26/165900048/cyber-monday-giving-tuesday-then-weeping-wednesday?ft=1&f=165900059 There are clever names for many of the holiday season's key shopping days. Today's is in honor of what's said to be the biggest online shopping day. Tuesday's aims to get people to be charitable. Maybe Wednesday's should be for when the bills come in?

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