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  1. Choking hazards top list of toy dangers, consumer group says

    12/01/14 RetailBy Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer

    ST. PETERSBURG — Add Hello Kitty and Dora the Explorer to the list of culprits that could ruin Christmas.

    A toy doll is shown during a hazadous toys news conference held by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, December 1 in Washington, DC. [Getty Images]

  2. Fashion's latest innovator? Brad Paisley for Boot Barn! (No, really)

    12/01/14 RetailBy Sean Daly, Times Staff Writer

    The fashion world is routinely intruded upon by rock stars and Hollywood pretties, with the likes of J. Lo and P. Diddy offshooting their brand names into clothing-line cash.

    Country singer Brad Paisley has a new line of clothing coming to Boot Barn, which has several locations in Florida. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

  3. On this Cyber Monday, Amazon's new robot army is ready to ship

    12/01/14 RetailAssociated Press

    TRACY, Calif. — A year ago, Amazon.com workers like 34-year-old Rejinaldo Rosales hiked miles of aisles each shift to "pick" each item a customer ordered and prepare it for shipping.

    A Kiva robot drive unit is seen, foreground, before it moves under a stack of merchandise pods, seen on a tour of one of Amazon's newest distribution centers in Tracy, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014. This Amazon Fulfillment Center opened in 2013 and was refitted to use new robot technology in the summer of 2014. [Associated Press]

  4. Tampa Walmart protesters seek $15 hourly wages

    11/28/14 RetailTimes staff

    TAMPA — About 50 people demonstrated Friday outside a Tampa Walmart Supercenter for the chain to pay higher wages.

  5. The end of Black Friday? Tampa Bay shoppers call 2014 a dud (w/video)

    11/28/14 RetailBy Zachary T. Sampson, Times Staff Writer

    Like a once-faddish toy that has lost its luster, the great retail tradition of Black Friday endures, but only as a shell of its former self. If it was not clear already, shoppers said, 2014 made it undeniable.

    Kevin O’Neil, 36, who owns a lawn care business, buys 99-cent poinsettias at Home Depot in St. Petersburg on Black Friday.

  6. For Small Business Saturday, Yelp ranks St. Petersburg shops

    11/28/14 RetailBy Chris Tisch, Times Staff Writer

    If Black Friday isn't for you but buying local is, a ranking released by Yelp today could help you gear up for Small Business Saturday.

    Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure on U.S. 19 topped Yelp's list of St. Petersburg-area shops to consider visiting on Small Business Saturday. Here is Darry Jackson, the son of founder Bill Jackson, at the store last year. CHRIS ZUPPA | Times

  7. Growers grateful for higher Christmas tree prices (w/ photo gallery)

    11/28/14 RetailAssociated Press

    DES MOINES, Iowa — After several tough years, the nation's Christmas tree growers are happy to see higher prices, but customers shouldn't worry too much.

    Christmas trees sit covered in snow on the family-run Howell Tree Farm, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Cumming, Iowa. After several tough years, the nation’s Christmas-tree growers are happy to see higher prices, but customers shouldn't worry too much. [Associated Press]

  8. Shoppers came out on Thanksgiving to beat the Black Friday rush

    11/27/14 RetailBy Katie Mettler, Times Staff Writer

    ST. PETERSBURG

    They could have been at home, cozy and warm, sleeping off their gravy-slathered traditions and dreaming of pie.

    Kelli Flory, right, of Clearwater pulled two carts full of gifts for her three children Thursday at a Toys ’R’ Us in St. Petersburg. The store, as well as others, opened for Black Friday shopping at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

  9. Scenes from a Kmart on Thanksgiving as shoppers seek deals

    11/27/14 RetailBy Zachary T. Sampson, Times Staff Writer

    KENNETH CITY — The Kmart parking lot did not smell of turkey fat or pumpkin pie and it was not full of fixings. There were no hastily assembled tents or anxious shoppers swaddled in blankets atop small beach chairs.

  10. Finance group ranks stores for best Black Friday discounts

    11/27/14 RetailTimes Staff

    The personal finance group WalletHub ranked a number of retailers when it comes to Black Friday deals.

    JCPenney took the top spot on a list of stores that have the best deals on Black Friday compiled by personal finance group WalletHub.

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