POST-CHRISTMAS MALL HAUL SHOPPERS HIT STORES EN MASSE FOR SALES OF THE SEASON.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer PANORAMA CITY - James Higgins James Higgins was a first class cricketer who played 9 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1901 to 1905. He also appeared for Yorkshire Second XI (1901-1905), Yorkshire Colts (1900-1902) and Yorkshire Cricket Council (1903). had simple hopes for his post-Christmas shopping, as he stood Sunday before big-screen TVs at the Panorama Mall and looked for an item worth buying. ``Something to catch my eye. Something for my wife but also something that catches my eye at decent prices,'' said Higgins, 38, who works in telephone sales. Other shoppers seemed to have similar ideas, as they lined up for on-sale items or exchanged presents they did not want. A line at La Curacao in the Panorama Mall snaked through the store and ended in the store's toy department out of sight of the cash registers. But none of that discouraged shoppers such as Laura Alcala, 50, of San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. , who planned to buy Christmas lights for next year at a 70 percent discount. Time goes by quickly, she said, and soon the lights will come in handy Verb 1. come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" . Security manager Jayson Lavalleur said the mall was about twice as busy as it normally is on Sunday mornings Sunday Morning may refer to:
Nationwide, merchants are finding themselves in the same position they were in last year, relying on the final days before Christmas and post-holiday sales to save the season. Last year, a late spending surge gave struggling retailers a better-than-expected holiday season, delivering solid gains over the year-ago period. In 2002, however, the last-minute boost was not sufficient to overcome December's earlier weakness. The National Retail Federation is sticking with its forecast of a 4.5 percent gain in total sales for November and December. That excludes restaurant and auto sales Auto Sales The major producers of domestic automobiles report sales monthly. These numbers are seasonally adjusted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and are available to the public one to five business days after the end of each month. . ``The holiday season will be told on how many gift cards get redeemed in the week after Christmas, versus how many wait until January and February,'' said Ellen Tolley, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation. Gift cards, which have been increasingly popular among holiday shoppers, are recorded as sales only when they are redeemed. The association estimated $17.24 billion worth - or roughly about 8 percent of holiday sales - will be sold in gift cards this season, the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. reported. At the Panorama Mall on Sunday, Wenda Rodigues, 17, and her parents were there to take advantage of a one-per-person sale on irons and juice-makers. Each of the three bought an iron for less than $2 and a juice-maker for less than $10. ``It was worth it,'' Wenda said. Sylvia Mendoza, 31, of Van Nuys was less happy with the sales. ``We never shop here but today we are shopping because they say that the sales are extraordinary, perfect ... I don't think so,'' said Mendoza, who works as an accountant. Still, Mendoza picked up a Monopoly game for $10 and planned to buy a hair dryer at the same price. Higgins, who was shopping with his son Elijah Ruiz, said the crush of shoppers could have been worse. ``Even though it looks bad, it was chaos in here the day before (Christmas),'' Higgins said. Overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. at the Glendale Galleria The Glendale Galleria is a large 3 story regional shopping mall located in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. It is the second largest mall in Los Angeles County. It is located in Downtown Glendale. forced authorities to divert di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. shoppers to a less-crowded parking lot, police said. Shoppers headed to the mall today found vehicles ``backed up all the way to the freeway,'' said Glendale police Sgt. Dave Higgins. Mall visitors were diverted to the Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. parking lot and shuttled to the mall, he said. Daily News wires contributed to this report. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Shoppers crowd Gamestop at the Panorama Mall in Panorama City on Sunday to exchange gifts and take advantage of day-after Christmas sales. (2 -- color) Bargain hunters Bargain Hunters was a game show on ABC in the summer of 1987, hosted by Peter Tomarken. Games Each episode featured six contestants, with two playing one of the following games — Bargain Quiz, Bargain Trap and Bargain Busters — at a time. haul bags through the Panorama Mall, which had about twice the average Sunday shoppers. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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