The shopping lull that typically sets in after Black Friday weekend and eases just before Christmas is becoming more pronounced this year as economic uncertainty -- including an impending fiscal cliff -- is keeping shoppers at bay.
Faced with still needing to make their holiday sales numbers, brick-and-mortar retailers are stepping up their promotions to deal with the lackluster customer demand and rising competition from their traditional rivals and heavy competition from online merchants.
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