A shopper guided two shopping carts with televisions at a Target store in Colma, Calif., on Black Friday.
(Jeff Chiu/Associated Press)
A holiday surprise: TVs are hot sellers
A shopper guided two shopping carts with televisions at a Target store in Colma, Calif., on Black Friday.
(Jeff Chiu/Associated Press)
In an unexpected twist, TVs are topping many Christmas shopping lists this year. Wal-Mart says TVs are among the top gifts people are putting on layaway at its 3,000-plus US stores during the holiday season. The Westinghouse 46-inch LCD HDTV that was on sale for half off at Target for $298 was a top seller during the start to the season last weekend. And Abt Electronics already has sold out of 55-inch Samsung LED TVs that were marked down by half to $1,099.
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