Holiday shoppers have plenty of options

Retailers reach out with deeper discounts, deals

By KATIE ARCIERI, Staff Writer

Published 11/22/09

Annapolis-area shopping heavyweights are squaring off for the upcoming holiday season in an attempt to lure tight-fisted consumers who have more buying options but fewer dollars.

Joshua McKerrow — The Capital TOP: Judy Hartman puts up a holiday display in the window of Plat du Jour on Main Street. Downtown merchants are in hot competition with Westfield Annapolis mall and Annapolis Towne Centre at Parole to attract shoppers as the holiday season officially kicks off Friday. BOTTOM: Santa says hello to Jacob Bayes, age 3, at the Westfield Annapolis mall.

In one corner is Westfield Annapolis mall, which has devised an extensive marketing plan that offers deep discounts with shopping giveaways and streamlined information about deals and promotions through the Internet.

Its "12 Days of Shopping" campaign kicks off on Black Friday, the traditional day-after-Thanksgiving start to the holiday shopping season.

Through Dec. 20, the campaign will feature everything from a Smart Car giveaway,...

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Crush the retail machine - 2009-11-22 07:30:29

I would ask that each and every consumer in thise great and glorious state unite together for one day in order to show the retailers in this area that the power of the consumer is awesome !! Let us all take one day off, preferably a saturday or a sunday ( black Friday would be ideal, but the will of the people is weak). from patronizing the large malls and retail centers. Once we make our statement the malls and large corporate retailers will find ways to lure us back with economic incentives never before scene in this consumerist driven culture.

We can unify people, not just when a disaster is at hand, we can unite for the good of the all of us.

Power to the people.

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