Retailers Work to Squeeze in More Sales During Shortened Holiday Season
November 01, 2013 at 13:06 PM EDT
Spurred on by this year's shortened holiday shopping season, a number of major retailers have decided to go straight from Halloween to Christmas, with barely a nod towards Thanksgiving. Reuters reports Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT ) began its online sales promotions on Friday, one month earlier than usual,