The latest data released Wednesday on holiday sales shows stores got some relief in the days after Christmas as Americans shopped for bargains, but it came much too late to compensate for the holiday season's dismal sales.br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/christmas+shopping/SIG=11teagfha/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/ap/090107/holiday_shopping.html?.v=3" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...

With luxury and electronic goods posting double-digit sales declines over the holiday season, shoppers still rung up warmth and good cheer in a spate of recession-inspired buying.br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gift+shopping/SIG=11ubkh5t6/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/ap/090106/utilitarian_gifts.html?.v=3" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...

NEW YORK - The fallout from the horrific holiday season for retailers has begun, with the operator of an online toy seller filing for bankruptcy protection and more stores are expected to do the same #226;#128;#148; meaning more empty storefronts and fewer brands on store shelves.br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/online+shopping/SIG=11luupm42/*http%3A//www.startribune.com/business/36846559.html" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...

US retailers faced one of the worst holiday shopping seasons in years as a new poll showed Friday that sales during the Christmas-New Year period plunged amid a prolonged recession.br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/retail+shopping/SIG=12q8cht7u/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081226/pl_afp/financeeconomyusretailholiday_081226192726" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...

The holiday season isn't looking all that merry for retailers.br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/retail+shopping/SIG=1215j0r42/*http%3A//wcco.com/local/online.shopping.retailers.2.892039.html" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...