Article: Fort Worth, Texas-Area Retailers Hope for Glittering Holiday Shopping Season.

By Heather Landy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 2--Dan DeMatteo, president of the GameStop video-game chain based in Grapevine, has some good reasons to be optimistic about the holiday shopping season. Nintendo has just slashed the price of its GameCube console system to $99, and the combat game SOCOM II is getting set for wide release, leading the executive to believe that he will have no shortage of customers this Christmas season.

Steve Farley, marketing chief for Bombay Co., also has reason to forecast good cheer. The Fort Worth-based specialty retail chain, which markets classic and traditional ...

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