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Some retailers give the word 'Christmas' a nod

USA Today

Monday 5 December 2005, 8:26 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

The American Family Association cited 10 retailers (Kroger, Dell, Target, OfficeMax, Walgreens, Sears, Staples, Lowe's, J.C. Penney and Best Buy) for omitting Christmas in ads. It urges shoppers to go where Christmas is recognized.

Chains that are giving Christmas a nod:

The Catholic League says it scored a victory when it pushed Wal-Mart to have a Christmas category on its website, which had Kwanzaa and Hanukkah gift sections.
Federated Department Stores — owner of Macy's and Bloomingdale's — is making sure its Christmas message is heard after consumer backlash last year over a supposed policy forbidding employees to wish shoppers "Merry Christmas."
Ads for Dillard's department stores say: "Discover Christmas. Discover Dillard's."
Christmas songs and trees are two of the things Victoria's Secret won't be bashful about in its lingerie show airing Tuesday on CBS.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2005-12-01-acknowledging-christm
as_x.htm