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Back to school sales help August retail numbers

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ABC News - Consumers looking for bargains don't have to wait until the holiday shopping season. Back to school shopping has already helped boost August's retail sales figures and retailers are offering deep discounts to bring shoppers into their stores.

Labor Day discounts averaged about 48%, while discounts for Black Friday and Cyber Monday averaged about 42%. One difference though, there is usually a wider variety of inventory on sale during the holidays.

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