kmart launching a card where you add up your card, and kmart will add 3%. >> a lot of people that have used christmas clubs in the past remember them and are using them, and talking to a lot of younger people, they're starting to use these to be able to save weekly so they have that amount with that 3% added to do the  extra shopping. >> imagine, saving up before yo buy something. ah, what a concept. later on "power lunch," sears would like you to put some electronics on layaway, and wait until you see the controversial pitchmen tries to sell you tvs. >> please lay away some of the spongebob trousers for me. they're fantastic. >> feel a draft it says. >> what does it say? >> feel a draft. oh, i've got to have them. an absolutely must-have. okay, jane, which retailers are making the grade despite weak sales? jarran, good to have you on the show. so far what we know about back to school, which retailers are standing out for you? >> the winners will be the value-oriented team retailers like buckle. they have been solid performers during the economic slow down. likewise, tj maxx and r

you have at mid-november kmart will add 3% of that amount up to 100 bucks. it's gaining some traction. not only that, they are bringing back the blue light special with blue lights, melissa. what is next? green jell-o? macrame? >> jane wells. all right. we love it. thanks so much. thanks for watching "street signs." i'm melissa francis in for erin burnett. have a great weekend. "the closing bell's" up next. >> announcer: this is cnbc.com "news now." >>> the new york mets are denying claims that the wilpon family will have to sell the team because of mad jo-related losses. the team calls the assertion by the author of a madoff book completely false and irresponsible. >>> whirlpool closing an evansville, indiana manufacturing plant and cutting 1,100 jobs. >>> and a court has struck down a rule that limited cable companies to serving no more than 30% of the overall pay tv market. that's cnbc.com news now, first in business worldwide. i'm mary thompson. >>> there's a live shot of the floor of the new york stock exchange on this final trading day of the week. wel

to bear trying to come up with creative programs to get people to think about holiday's sears and kmart came with this christmas club card and it works like to give car it doesn't cost anything but bill give you a print% reward on the amended to put on the car which is better day you would put it to save the money in the bank between now and the holidays you get the 15 percent match and is like your 401k you combine that with the cells into pawnee construct your holiday money and little farther. but i hate to be the senate but i can already hit the market, black friday the more you spend more you save. the more you spend more you save although the capt. research showed that seven out of to and consumers said they actually want to be more generous this season they're desperate that they can't afford it. that's from the personal finance perspective that's part of the beauty of starting now is not only kenny said the money in advance but you can also think of a gift that are more meaningful a little more thoughtful because the little less because you took the time to put it together 24 per

in the means, apparel sales were soft at kmart. excluding charges for store closing and pension costs, sears reports an unexpected loss of 17 cents a share. revenue dropping 8% to a slightly less than expected 10 points, total same store sales falling 8.6%. analyst gary bahlter rates the stock. >> when you look at sears as a company, it's losing with both of its major divisions, market share every quarter just started before the slow down, and it's hard to see how it's going to change, given they keep on cutting service levels. >> he says, sears, kenmore appliances and craftsman tools are losing to lowe's. meanwhile, kmart is hampered by prices that bahlter says are 20% higher than its rivals, walmart and target. >> for years, eddy lampert was considered one of the best hedge fund managers of all time, and the first to ever earn a billion dolla dollars in a single year. and in 2004, he was hailed the next warren buffett. how times have changed. david faber joins us now. you never want to be on the cover of -- "business week." >> yo

as total same-store sales for combined sears and kmart dropped 8.6%.trish, back to you. >> okay, thank you so much. mary thompson. for more about this week's ups and downs out of the retail sector, home depot, target, tjx, all beating estimates that sears, sax and lowe's all falling short, we want to go to our guests to ask this question here. what does it all mean for the retail recovery, and high-he said versus low end? we asked jan nicen, retail analyst. great to see you, jan. thanks for coming on the program. >> thanks to you. >> so make sense of this. why are we seeing some positive results from some of these guys, and yet such dismal results from others? >> well, the low end certainly is the place to be in this current environment, and probably will be for a while. we used to say nobody ever made money at the upper end and nobody ever will. for five years that, wasn't true. but that was probably the aberration. the 40 years before that where the upper end was tough was probably more normal. >> do you consider sears then more normal middle of the

. >> she made all her payments at kmart. when she paid in full, -- >> baking about 20 minutes later and said, we just can't find them. they are gone. >> she got her money back. the ftc is offering tips to consumers. >> what will you have to pay to use this service? what happens if you miss one? >> read the policy is whether they are for a store or a lay away website. >> you can do it for plastic surgery, you can do it for tickets, for vacations. >> if you are unsure about a business, check the better business bureau for complaints. fcc retailers say that unfortunately, complaints are rare. >> merchants want their customers to be happy. if the company is unresponsive, go to state officials. >> the state attorney general is a good place to start. >> she contacted corporate officials at kmart and sears, but got no response. a spokesman told us that they can find no record ever complete a couple of years ago. the company processes hundreds of thousands of layaways with no complaints to headquarters. >> now, your instaweather plu

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one more way to shop your way, only at kmart and sears. >>> the government is considering a move contain the spread of swine flu by fast tracking the vaccine. the vaccine is not due until mid october, and it will take two doses, so that means people will not be protected until thanksgiving. the number of the cases could explode in october. the white house may speed up delivery by a month even if testing is not complete. >> we think it is wise to get some facts seem ready to go as quickly as possibly can, that that probably out ways the we think to gather all the evidence. >> did dosage will not be known until the vaccine's testing is complete. that presents another challenge for officials trying to contain the virus. >>> they're lined -- maryland has notified workers of their impending layoffs. this includes furloughs for thousands of state employees. cuts for health and higher education could be underweight. >>> it could be friday until prince george's i schoolers get their schedules. -- high schoolers get their schedules. some officials are doing the schedules by hand. >>> 3 people are

one more way to shop your way, only at kmart and sears. >>> we are getting a new view of last week's suicide bombings that killed more than 100 peop. surveillance cameras were rolling as trucks targeted the ministry building. the group issued a statement saying that the attacks were meant to kill government officials. >>> chris brown has been sentenced for attacking his then girlfriend a singer, rihanna. he has to do five years in jail and six months of computers -- community labour. he will have to return to los angeles to update the judge on his progress. >>> it could be the end of the week before kids in prince george's county can have their first real day of school. kids said -- kids have been sitting around. students were in class while computers were being fixed. nearly all of the county high schools were affected. >>> people want to know why hateful messages were placed in front of one of their schools. >> they are ignorant. they're not civilized. >> vandals use sod to spell out kkk, white power, and a swastika. police arrested and charged fourteenth, some white, some black. -

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one more way to shop your way, only at kmart and sears. >> welcome back. it's a good idea to keep your eye on the sky today and bring an umbrella. >> we need some rain. the last couple of days have been hit or miss. if you want your yards to be watered, it usually doesn't happen. look at to the weather for the next couple of days. and the storms today and tomorrow. saturday could be a wet today with soaking rain. behind that system, cooler dry air in the 60's at night with low to mid 80's 4 afternoon highs on monday and sunday. we just have to get there. >> thank you so much. thank you all for joining us this midday. we will be back at 5:00 in the morning.

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it lets shoppers store funds on a sears or kmart holiday card to be used for christmas spending. consumers have until october 31st to start saving and qualify for a matching 3% reward of up to $100. last year, the retail siblings resurrected their lay-away programs to help consumers manage holiday spending without racking up credit card debt. >> jeff: many consumers who have racked up that debt are having a hard time paying it off. capital one says its 30 day credit card delinquencies rose last month as did its loan charge-offs. that's the accounts it believes will never pay up. capital one caters to borrowers with lower credit histories. so it's not too surprising that its rivals saw a somewhat better picture. credit card charge-off rates fell slightly at citigroup, american express and discover financial services. bank of america, which has the highest default and delinquency rates among the top credit card issuers, said its charge-off rate inched down just a bit from june to july. >> paul: bank of america and citi shares were among the big board's most active. we'll see them a

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and target and kmart, they have just about enough stuff. >> for little stuff you don't need the $400 shoes. >> nobody, no way! i'm a bargain shopper. that's for sure. >> reporter: and bargain shoppers have not made for great news for many retailers. summer sales are the worst they have been in ten years. july retail figures saw sales plummet 5%. the losers are mall-based chains like macy's, abercrombie & fitch and stores that sell luxury items. but not everyone had a bad july. t.j. maxx, wal-mart, target, and kohl's all posted small gains, and may have an even better august. but consumers are still looking mostly at price and real need. >> i'm not sure if the other ones -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: retailers that have brick and mortar stores are offering a lot of deep discounts online. they're out thing the fact that they have free shipping. and some retailers that are exclusively online, they're saying in some states you don't even have to pay sales tax. anything to get consumers to shop. price, sales, and deep discounts on some everyday items are what is most important for shopper

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. >> reporter: series, kmart around toys r us have been leading the christmas in july charge, in stores. >> if you can carry it, we'll take it. >> reporter: and online. >> retailers know some people are trying to get a head start on holiday shopping so they want to be top of mind no for ten months straight, u.s. retailers have posted declines. last christmas the time many make up to 40% of their annual sales, it was like a lump of coal in their stockings and recent survey says 36% of shoppers plan to spend less this year. >> i would be surprised if we see a significant increase in retail sales this year. >> reporter: which is why stores are trying to cushion the blow, by offering incentives to the cost of christmas. somewhere bringing back lay away. >> it originally went away because there was so much easy access to credit and because we had become such an instant gratification society but with the economic crunch and credit crunch many people don't want to put holiday purchases on credit cards. >> reporter: how shoppers behave this summer may very well determine what happens this winte

one more way to shop your way, only at kmart and sears. >>> hi, everybody, i'm dave feldman live at fedexield. a soggy fedex field. we're on a hot and humid evening, the written did something they hadn't done before. they won a preseason game. they lost their opener last week to the ravens. 23-0. they hadn't even scored a field goal or touchdown. they did today against the defending world champion steelers, and now they're victorious and in the win column. skins' first possession after going three and out. fourthnd 10 from their 35. punt formation. the direct snap to ross cartwright who who gets 15-yard to midfield for the first down. trickery by jim zorn. same drive, clinton portis, 11 yards to the pittsburgh 11. cp doesn't like the preseason but liked this. and he wasn't done. on the very next play, portis again. eight yards down to the three- yard line. and then the day would be done. but back to back, ledell betts runs would get nothing. skins would have to set for a 20-yard field goal. washington up 3-0 after the first quarter. still frustrating upon getting in then zone. second quar

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