Without vaccines, countless thousands of people would fall ill every holiday season after mingling with other shoppers, and some would likely die.

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However, when asked to identify the budget range for gifts during the holiday season, the results fall into the same budget ranges as they did in 2009.

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Beginning this fall in the US and coming this holiday season to the UK, NOOK Video will offer customers the opportunity to shop an extensive and diverse digital collection of standard and high-definition movies and TV shows available for streaming and download.

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As we enter Fall, retailers are preparing for the holiday shopping season.

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Devices for Google TV will be sold at Best Buy and on the market this fall, in time for the lucrative holiday shopping season.

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The company will also bring unmatched convenience and portability to customers' digital video collections beginning this fall in the US, followed by the UK this holiday season.

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Between Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and a few other odds and ends, this fall has been jam-packed with splashy press announcements leading up to the holiday shopping season.

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The fall in consumer sentiment echoes the latest Fed Beige Book, which showed retailers had a disappointing holiday season.

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