Rethinking Christmas

AP News - 1053 days ago
Rethinking Christmas
In this March 9, 2009 file photo, a shopper passes by the famous replica of the L.L. Bean boot outside the company's headquarters in Freeport, Maine. Determined not to repeat last year's holiday season, when retailers amassed so much stock they offered rampant discounts to clear it out, they are leaning toward more practical and lower-priced items. L.L. Bean Inc. will stock up on slippers, sleds, snowshoes and skates because it predicts more customers will forgo ski vacations, said spokeswoman Carolyn Beem. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, file)