Thanksgiving and Hanukka Sales spikes

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Aron Schatz
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December 4, 2002
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The PC makers had a great spike of business this week and last. We'll see how the trend continues though.

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Computer manufacturers on Wednesday said that holiday sales of PCs got off to a relatively good start this year, thanks to aggressive promotions, with unit sales matching or exceeding expectations for the Thanksgiving weekend. But executives and analysts still cautioned that the end-of-year shopping spree as a whole may not be anything to rave about.

For the top two retail PC sellers in the United States, Hewlett-Packard and Emachines, unit sales over the holiday weekend were favorable. HP matched its expectations, while Emachines saw fourfold increases in some areas, representatives from the companies said.

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