Name: Shoppers seek deep discounts at after-Christmas sales
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Description: On the day after Christmas, shoppers returned to stores - some to return unwanted gifts but many others to take advantage of post-Christmas sales.

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On the day after Christmas, shoppers returned to stores - some to return unwanted gifts but many others to take advantage of post-Christmas sales.

<p>AND FAMILY. &gt;&gt; TODAY MASTERCARD REPORTED HOLIDAY RETAIL SALES IN THE U.S. JUMPED AGAIN THIS YEAR. DESPITE INFLATION, THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY SAYS SALES WERE UP MORE THAN 7% YEAR-OVER-YEAR MASTERCARD. LOOK AT SALES IN STORES AND ONLINE FROM NOVEMBER. FIRST THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE, THEY SAY A EARLY DISCOUNTS SEEM TO LURE SHOPPERS. BLACK FRIDAY WAS STILL THE TOP DAY FOR SHOPPING WITH SALES UP MORE THAN 12% FROM LAST YEAR. &gt;&gt; AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS COMING TO A CLOSE. BUT THE SEASON FOR DEEP DISCOUNTS, ALL WHICH JUST GETTING YET. WRAL'S LESLIE MORENO IS IN KERRY TODAY TALKING WITH SHOPPERS. MANY OF THEM ARE NOT THERE TO MAKE RETURNS INSTEAD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE CHRISTMAS SALES. &gt;&gt; PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF STORES ALL DAY. WE DID FIND MANY PEOPLE RETURNING ITEMS, BUT A LOT OF YOU ARE STILL SHOPPING, HOPING TO FIND EVEN BETTER DEALS AFTER CHRISTMAS. &gt;&gt; I FEEL LIKE AT THE CHRISTMAS EVERYTHING IS MARKED DOWN LIKE 30, 40%. WHEREAS BEFORE CHRISTMAS DOWN THE MARKET NOW 20% GIVE OR TAKE SO THAT JACKSON IS RETURNING A PAIR OF SHOES. SHE'LL SPEND THE REST OF YOUR DAY LOOKING FOR POST-CHRISTMAS DEALS. OTHERS RUSHED TO THE STORE. FIRST THING TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND LONG RETURN LINES. TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM STORIES DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. BUT TODAY WAS A NECESSITY. I GOT THIS FOR MY DAD AS A CHRISTMAS TURNS OUT. &gt;&gt; I ACTUALLY GOT THE WRONG MODEL ENTIRELY. &gt;&gt; ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION OVER 760 BILLION DOLLARS IN MERCHANDISE WAS RETURNED. LAST YEAR. THE RUSH TO RETURN HASN'T EVEN GOTTEN STARTED FOR SOME RETAILERS. PEOPLE DON'T ON A COMET RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS. THEY SPREAD OUT THE WEEK AFTER A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT WE DO A LOT OF CLEARANCE AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. &gt;&gt; JUST OVER STOCK FROM BEFORE. DESPITE INFLATION, SHOPPERS WILL LIKELY SPEND MORE THAN LAST YEAR. EXPERTS PREDICT AN INCREASE OF 68% IN SPENDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN STORES. IF YOU WANT TO, YOU'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE ARE STILL GOT TO GO SHOPPING REGARDLESS. &gt;&gt; IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE BEST DEALS, PRICES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP IN THE COMING DAYS. IF YOU'RE RETURNING ITEMS AND YOU WANT TO AVOID THOSE LONG LINES, YOUR BEST BET WILL BE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. &gt;&gt; AND KERRY WAS MARINA WRAL, NEWS. &gt;&gt; AND BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT TO SHOP POST HOLIDAY SALES, MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE SMART SHOPPER PAGE ON WRAL DOT COM. THEY PROSSER HAS POSTED SEVERAL STORIES ABOUT THE DISCOUNT YOU'LL FIND AT A VARIETY OF STORES. JUST GO TO WRAL DOT COM AND CLICK ON THE CONSUMER TAP. YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO RETURNS, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE STORE POLICY IS BEFORE YOU GO. &gt;&gt; THE COMPANY GO TRG REPORTS. 60 1% OF RETAILERS HAVE CHANGED THEIR RETURN POLICY THIS YEAR CITING RISING COSTS MORE ARE CHARGING A RETURN RESTOCKING FEE AND THAT FEE. WELL, IT VARIES DEPENDING ON THE STORE AND DESPITE STRICTER POLICIES, MANY RETAILERS HAVE EXTENDED</p>

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Shoppers seek deep discounts at after-Christmas sales

Shopper seek deep discounts at after-Christmas sales

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I'm meteorologist K Campbell in the wr severe weather center. Here's your weekend forecast looks pretty good. On Saturday, there is a small chance for rain. That would be first thing very early in the morning in our northern counties. The rest of the day looks pretty good, partly cloudy, mid to perhaps upper seventies. By Sunday, it's much cooler. Highs struggle to get into the sixties even. It's a cloudy day and we've got some scattered showers in the forecast Sunday, but we're on the stable side of the front. So we're not severe weather on Sunday and we really could use some rain. We'll get to that in a minute. Let's talk about your Saturday planner because that's going to be the day to be outside 63 at 8 a.m. by noon, 71 and will be in the mid to upper seventies during the afternoon. Still in the low to mid seventies by dinner time. Future cash shows pretty quiet, start to the day. Perhaps a few showers in our northern counties and cloud cover to start, but those clouds clear and we'll see more sunshine later on before we cloud back overnight into Sunday morning. Scattered showers are possible throughout the first part of the day, Sunday and then we'll see a band of steadier rain make its way in as we head into Sunday evening and perhaps Sunday night as well. Early on, we need any rain, we can get the drought monitor showing an expanded region for abnormally dry and yellow. That's the morning stage before you reach drought status. So we really need some rain to prevent drought from developing as we head into the month of May. The system that's bringing our rain chances for your Friday night is this area of low pressure along with a cold front draped to the south. That cold front is going to knock temperatures down as well. We're down to 46 degrees on Monday morning, 44 we had to lower the low Tuesday morning because there's not likely to be as much cloud cover and that's going to allow temperatures to fall even further. But for the weekend morning will wake up to temperatures near 60 Saturday morning and in the lower fifties again on Sunday morning. If you are running the Tar Heel 10 miler, we got some pretty nice weather for it. A 20% chance for rain for early on. Otherwise temperatures will be in the low to mid 60 s. Looks like some pretty good running weather for us. Looking ahead to next week, we're still on the cooler side start 66. But Monday trending more sunshine And then as we get into Tuesday, Wednesday, we're likely to be back in the seventies, Wednesday. We've got a cold front coming the way it looks now. Only a small 20% chance for rain with the front, but it is going to knock temperatures down again. Not as dramatic but low temperatures could be back in the upper forties with highs in the upper sixties to lower seventies toward the end of next week.

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Good afternoon. I'm Me Global. Welcome to this news drawings for Friday, April 19th, 2024. Let's get started with Carolina pick three. The first number is five. The second is seven. The third is eight and our pick three. Fire all number is five. Joining me for this afternoon drawing is our A for a con and JL LP. Now move on to Carolina pick for the first four. Number is eight. The second is eight. The third is six. The fourth is two and our pick four. Fireball number is six. The North Carolina Education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and thanks for playing.

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Good evening. I'm Gayle Hurd. Welcome to tonight's joins for Thursday, April 18th, 2024. Well, let's get started tonight with our Carolina pick three. Our first winning number is a three. Our second number is three also and our third number tonight is two and our pick three. Fireball number is one. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconal and Jones L LP. Now let's move to the Carolina pick four. Good luck. Everyone is that first winning pick four number. It's a seven. Our second number is six. Third number tonight is seven again and our fourth number is two and our pick for a fireball number is an eight. We're turning now to the Carolina cash five. If no one was the top prize tonight. Tomorrow, our prize is estimated at $235,000. Good luck. Everyone. Who's that first winning cash five number. It's 22. Second number is five third number tonight is it 25. Our fourth number is 10 and the final number in our cash drive this evening is 21. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education Thanks to your support. Get your winning numbers right here every night in your exclusive station for the North Carolina Education lottery. Thanks for playing. Have a great night.

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



WE HAVE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. I'LL SHOW YOU COMING UP. THE LIST OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH BUSINESSES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS IS ARMADILLO GRILL IS THE LATEST TO CLOSE FOR GOOD. >> WRAL'S SEAN GALLAGHER IS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH TO FIND OUT WITH THIS MEANS FOR THE GLENN WOOD, SOUTH AREA. SEAN, THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF FOLKS. >> YEAH, THIS WAS VERY ABRUPT SO ABRUPT THAT WE'VE SEEN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COMING UP HERE TRYING TO GET LUNCH ON THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY'RE MET WITH THIS SIGN ON THE DOOR, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS LOCATION. NOW, THIS TEX MEX RESTAURANT CALL THE CORNER OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND TUCKER STREET HOME FOR THE LAST. 22 YEARS. IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE OWNERS SAY CHANGES IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND RISING COSTS ARE WHY THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THIS LOCATION. IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OF STAPLE BUSINESSES RALLY, CLOSING CLOUDS BREWING, SHUT DOWN ITS RALEIGH TAVERN ON WEST STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THE CAPITAL CLUB. 16 IS SHUTTING DOWN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. OUR BELOVED REAL SAID THEY WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION TO SERVE THE RALEIGH COMMUNITY. BUT FOR SHARE MCCRACKEN OF GARDEN SCAPE DESIGNER FOR BUSINESSES AROUND THIS AREA. THIS IS JUST A SIGN OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S ELEVATING RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO KIND OF ROLL WITH IT. NATURALLY COMING TO AN END AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPOT THAT'S PERFECT FOR THEM. BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE IS A CHANGE GOING ON ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. >> AN ARMADILLO GRILL WILL ARE STILL OFFER THEIR CATERING SERVICES HERE AND THEY WILL STILL OPERATE THEIR FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN CARRBORO. BUT RENEE, THAT'S ABOUT 40 MINUTES AWAY RIGHT NEAR UNC CAMPUS. >> WHILE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FARTHER AND WE WILL SEE WHAT ENDS UP TAKING ITS PLACE. THERE ON GLENWOOD

Glenwood South staple Armadillo Grill closes

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Is powerball. Good evening, everyone. I'm Randy Trainer. Tonight. We have our life changing jackpot. It's estimated to be $80.7 million to get your tickets ready. Here. Come, tonight's winning numbers. Let's start things off this evening with the number 24. Right after that America. We have the number 54 and congratulations to Lisa Hayes from Illinois. She won $2 million playing powerball. All right, the rest of your winning number is 4447. And let's round it out tonight with the number 29 and tonight's win powerball number that's gonna be two and your power play multiplier is two. Let's take a look at tonight's winning numbers. Remember there are multiple ways to win. Good luck, everyone. We'll see you back here on Saturday night. It's time to play America's favorite.

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