As Stimulus Rebates Go Out, Stores Want All of It

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Sat, 05/10/2008 - 08:28

As the government sends out roughly $100 billion in economic stimulus checks to about 130 million American homes, retailers are trying to persuade consumers to spend their windfall at a time of high anxiety about the economy.


 

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