11.   However, by the Christmas shopping season, many consumer-electronics vendors, led by Sony, will roll out systems targeted at the home-PC market.

12.   In addition, as the holiday shopping season got underway, retailers introduced new products with higher prices last month, fueling a faster inflation rate.

13.   In hopes of boosting their prospects during a challenging holiday shopping season, online retailers are resorting to discounts, free shipping and big advertising budgets.

14.   In your online travels, do not anticipate the same customer service you received during the Internet holiday shopping season.

15.   On top of it all, retailers say sales for the December shopping season were so-so.

16.   Playmates and Harbour Ring sure hope so as they heads toward the Christmas shopping season.

17.   Reports that the holiday shopping season got off to a good start drove bond yields higher on the concern that increased consumer spending could accelerate inflation.

18.   Retailers have been reporting sales a variety of different ways because of a late Thanksgiving this year, which resulted in a shorter shopping season.

19.   Silver demand is at a seasonal peak as jewelers step up purchases for the end-of-year holiday shopping season.

20.   The company will introduce a range of high-end digital mobile phones shortly, helping it to battle declining market share ahead of the Christmas shopping season, analysts said.