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Article: Stores plan old-fashioned holidays
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
- Article date:
- October 4, 2009
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NEW YORK - Stores are turning back the clock, conjuring images of
hearth and home as they stock their holiday merchandise.
Retailers hope embracing holiday traditions from cozier times
will tempt recession-weary consumers to open their wallets in a
season expected to show flat sales at best.
That means shoppers will see more gingerbread houses and
peppermint crunch cookies, and fewer exotic teas and flavored olive
oils; classic ball ornaments instead of offbeat cowboys or cartoon-
themed character figures; and an emphasis on simple festive wear
like shimmery tops instead of elaborately beaded gowns.
Traditional Christmas colors - red, green and gold - are also
back.
That's a big departure ...