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Article: Saint Paul, Minn.-Area Retailers Target Tax Rebates.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- June 14, 2001
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By Scott Carlson, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 14--When Twin Cities taxpayers receive federal income tax rebates of up to $600 in their mailboxes starting next month, Dan Ames plans to run newspaper ads that encourage people to buy televisions from his Roseville TV store.
For scores of Minnesota retailers like Ames, the windfall for taxpayers is expected to boost sluggish retail sales later this summer. But there is no consensus among retailers whether they also should ramp up or shift advertising to focus on the rebates.
"When the (rebate) money comes in, that's the time you want your name out ...