11-22-2006, 03:40 PM
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/131..._Christmas.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Christmas cheer seems to be a hot trend this season as several other retailers including Kohl's Corp. and Macy's, a division of Federated Department Stores Inc., are also stepping up their Christmas marketing. <b>The moves respond to mounting criticism from religious groups that staged boycotts against Wal-Mart and other merchants after they eliminated or de-emphasized "Christmas" in their advertising.</b>
"<b>We learned a lesson from that. Merry Christmas is now part of the vocabulary here at Wal-Mart,</b>" said Linda Blakley, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Christmas cheer seems to be a hot trend this season as several other retailers including Kohl's Corp. and Macy's, a division of Federated Department Stores Inc., are also stepping up their Christmas marketing. <b>The moves respond to mounting criticism from religious groups that staged boycotts against Wal-Mart and other merchants after they eliminated or de-emphasized "Christmas" in their advertising.</b>
"<b>We learned a lesson from that. Merry Christmas is now part of the vocabulary here at Wal-Mart,</b>" said Linda Blakley, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
