Yes, Virginia, There Is a Recession (BusinessWeek Online)

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Yes, Virginia, There Is a Recession
    (BusinessWeek Online)

 

BusinessWeek Online - For a glimpse of shopping trends this holiday season, consider Deborah Niemann-Boehle. The Joliet (Ill.) teacher says she "used to be one of those parents who spent $1,000 at Christmas and had presents sticking out from under the tree for a couple of feet in every direction." This year, instead of getting Xboxes (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) or iPods (NasdaqGS:AAPL - News), her three teens will receive clothes from Kohl's  or J.C.Penney . She's crocheting hats and mittens and making goat milk soap for everyone else.


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