Friday, December 4, 2009

Black Friday fails to boost stores http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/03/news/economy/retail_sales_november/index.htm

what is your article about?
Retailers placed a lot of hope on the Thanksgiving weekend gift buying this year, but merchants failed to get the big sales boost they were seeking. Overall sales rose just 0.5% last month versus its forecast for a 2.1% increase.

why did you choose it?
i choose this article because i wanted to know why black friday sales were not up higher.

Do you agree with what's happening in the news item you chose? Why or why not?
i agree with whats happening with whats happening in the news article i chose because people cant go out and spend money the dont have.

Do you think the information has been presented fairly? Why or why not?
yes i think the info has been presented fairly because it tells of the stores that declined and inclined.

Would you use this news source again? Why or why not?
yes i would use this news source again because every blog i did i used cnn money and they all have been good stories with supporting info.

1 comment:

  1. Josh, Nice job. You might want to have included in your summary that stores for teens like Hot Topic and Abercrombie have continued to drop substantially. Why do you think that is?

    Grade: 10/10

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