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Retailers, consumers and prices
Check Out Line: Bargain hunters trolling the web
Check out consumers stepping up their online bargain hunting ahead of the holiday shopping rush.
According to Hitwise, searches for retailer promo codes rose 19 percent last week compared with 2008.
Those numbers should rise headed into “Cyber Monday” – the Monday after Thanksgiving when retailers shift from in-store to online promotions.
Last year, Hitwise said searches on a portfolio of search terms for specific retailers (i.e. ‘target coupons’, ‘target coupon codes’ and ‘target free shipping code’) peaked during the week of Cyber Monday, up 76 percent from 2007.
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