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Small independents try to compete with big box retailers for Black Friday business

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Black Friday: Boutiques open at midnight? How ‘little guys’ try to compete. From midnight on Thanksgiving night until 3 a.m., Julia Dvir’s store, “The Closet,” will further discount her jewelry, hats, belts, and purses (already 40-60 percent off). Located just 80 yards up the Fashion Square Mall from Macy’s, the…

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Poll finds record-high number of independents in 2011

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Forty percent of Americans now identify themselves as independents, the largest percentage in at least 60 years, according to Gallup. Previously, the highest percentage of independents occurred in 1995 and 2007, when 39 percent of Americans identified themselves as not being aligned with any major political party. “Increased independent identification…

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