The one thing that October showed us is that consumers aren't afraid to spend, even in a slow economy.
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Retailers aren't the first group of people you think of regarding this event, but there has been such widespread support for Super Bowl this year that many people are heading to stores to buy not just food and drinks but the big ticket items like TVs and recliners, ... Last year, consumers were worried about the war with Iraq so they held scaled-down parties.
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These discounts are too good to pass up. But we think that these are planned sales and not at the expense of retailers' profits.
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Certainly the president's tax credit and child tax credit checks helped to boost some consumers' disposable income, ... Also, many consumers are refinancing their homes ... which leads to a greater amount of disposable income, and the rising stock market is good news for investment-oriented consumers.
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