<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051228/ap_on_bi_ge/holiday_shopping"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20051228/capt.la10512280120.post_christmas_shopping_la105.j pg?x=88&amp;y=130&amp;sig=Vxvt5q1FsZfp1MmX1x2s.w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Shoppers are seen at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005. Shoppers armed with newly obtained gift cards and poorly received presents headed back to malls and stores in search of returns, post-Christmas discounts and fresh merchandise. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Procrastinators may have saved retailers this holiday season with a last-minute shopping surge that put merchants on track to meet their modest sales goals, two reports confirmed Wednesday.</p><br clear=all>

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