>> i'm going with nordstrom.rday i was in saks. 40% off sales in full swing and today 60% off. and plenty of items. i'm concerned about their trend. nordstrom, integrated in-store and on-line, that's the line here. you want it play the integrated player and they are ahead of the integrated retailers. >> what about you, burt? >> well, nordstrom has done a great job with e-commerce and land based stores and blake nordstrom and his brother, peter, the whole family since they reunited one of the best retailers in the u.s. and soon to be in canada too. >> you know, nordstrom is more than double the size of saks in terms of number of stores. is it fair to compare the two? who is your pick? >> it is not fair and my pick is still nordstroms. a lot more than double the size and their profitability on a doll are a of sales is more than double the size as well. that's because of all of the things that were just brought up here. it is true, jamie nordstrom has done a fabulous job of making an om any channel retailer. >> what

that's what i assumed. >> nordstroms is i believe -- >> nordstroms is like down -- macy's is on one end and clear on the other end is nordstroms. >> okay. do you know what time you saw the person scaring the kids. >> like 3:05. >> 3:05. do you know approximately what time the shooting began? >> i would say around 3:15, 3:20. >> so there was significant amount of time between the person scaring kids and when the shooting began. >> 15 or 20 minutes in between. >> and when you are in the situation it is like time doesn't feel normal, i guess. it seemed like after we had seen him at one end it was a few seconds afterwards but there was a little bit of time. >> have you both talked to police yet? >> yes. >> clearly, police have knot put out saying anyone who witnessed anything to please talk to police. >> yes. >> jenna and megan, i appreciate you talking to us. we are trying to piece it together the best we can at this hour. appreciate you taking the time to do that. >> of course. >> with me is rick bella, staff reporter. i don't know if you heard what those two women were saying but they sa

turning to nordstrom. again, nordstrom was one of the retailers to invest first in terms of their technology with inat the greating online and stores and that's done very well for them. online last quarter was up 38%. >> wow. >> they're also working on the store experience. i think finally, they have the rack nordstrom off price channel. the off price channel has been one of the best performers over the past year. they have exposure there and they said they can double their store base in that off price channel. so i think you get a luxury player and an off price player merged and that's a winning combination for 2013. >> one of the notes we just put there it said they also have a partnership with top shop which could be a disrupter in the retail business. quick thought? >> they do. here in the u.k. top shop is killing it. best traffic in retail. top shop is dipping its toe into the u.s. market so everybody from the gap to fact fashion should watch out. they have a partnership with nordstrom. that's going t

if you do shop at nordstrom rack, what does that say about you? it turns out where you shop can be sending messages to companies to charge you more. but it is all happening on-line, not the big box store. the more you look at an item online, the more likely the price will go up. is called dynamic pricing, essentially pricing things different for different people at different times for the same product and it is all happening because your computer activity is tracked by software that looks at where you have shot and what you bought. >> -- where you have shopped and what you have bought. >> how is it that these companies know. when i finally make my decision, boom, it is more expensive >> that is because you leave a trail. you may think you are anonymous, but you are not. your name may be private, but your computer it is not. >> i am not sure i like this. your best bet -- use multiple computers and multiple accounts. that way your behavior will not be revealed if you want to remain anonymous. ford motor company says it will spend more than $773 mill

penney's and nordstrom's opening at 8 and the rest of the mall opening at 8. the parking garage is opened now and it will be filling up because around 17 million people plan to hit the stores, the malls to shop to get last- minute christmas shopping done. if you waited to get your shopping done you will share the parking lots and stores with other procrastinators. it was a busy weekend that malls in stores everywhere. parking was hard to come by. long lines d you know that the busiest -- did you know the busiest shopping day of the year is the saturday before christmas not black friday. and if you waited this long, 17 million people actually say they plan to shop today on christmas eve. a good bulk of the shoppers have not started their shopping yet. yikes. the most popular present is still clothing and then gift cards and megan your favorite is some people say they would hand out ious for a present i don't get that but i guess they are brave. so again here at the mall incolumbia, major anchor stores will open at 7 this morning like macy's and j.c. penney. nor

liz: would you buy those stocks, the nordstroms of the world?et most value right now, not buying too high and seeing a little bit of improvement here in the stock price? >> i actually made the call that numbers we saw couple weeks ago for black friday was the peak. that was ultimate point of climax or enthusiasm. you're out of the sector, looking industrial stocks 2013 or trading in names like best buy, believe it or not. liz: you don't even like abercrombie & fitch? >> i don't want anywhere near it, i think towards the end of the month, look at market consumers are making tough decision as fiscal cliff reaches main street. liz: the holidays are over, i'm done buying? >> best buy, dare i say it jcpenney is having getter news, wait for better reasons in january is what about the credit card companies, american express? >> american press are a sachs tie-in. i would like sachs or american express. you look at some of the other credit cards like visa, not doing so hot. david: american express is okay. don't confuse tiffany with high, when you say hi

soon as the vinyl doors were lifted at nordstrom, everyone flew out there. so anxious to get out of there and go home. [ gunfire ] >>> and cheetahs live at the cleveland zoo. zookeepers say for a cheetah to get up to full speed, that need about 600 feet. they don't have that at the zoo. the people at the houston racetrack said, hey, don't have horses here right now. bring them on down and let them rung free, and they did. they tied a stuffed rabbit to a little machine. brought the cheetahs and their bet dog tagi and let them run i. think speed up the rabbit. the cheetahs will catch up to it. >> i thought it was great. >> let them go back to natural instincts, hunting for their prey, which they don't get to do. >> i love watching cheat tas run. you watch the back leg come out in front of the front leg. that's how they get their speed. >>> we move to thailand where we meet a very friendly elephant. and when i say friendly, i mean friendly. that young man is arthur. >> oh, this is good. >> oh! [ laughter ] >> he is, like, in his grill. she tackles him to the gr

many of the people who live in these homes behind nordstrom elementary school are in the holiday spirit, but there's been some grinches stealing that way away from homeowners. a week ago, someone broke into this woman's home. >> it was disturbing coming in knowing that they had been in. that's why i have not slept good. >> reporter: thieves took electronics and valuables. then her neighbor's car was i had. police say there have been 23 burglaries in the area. 15 cars have been broken into. in some instance, the windows have been smashed. >> some are knocking on the front door to see if anybody is home and they will go around looking for doors and windows left unlocked. >> reporter: police say they different -- they think different groups of thieves are targeting neighbors. officers are saying deep your doors an windows locked and things in your car out of sight. >> the one night i didn't lock my car, they got in there. >> reporter: police say they are taking this seriously. until someone is caught, smith is holding off on buying christmas presents. >> i'm afraid they will come back. it'

. >> i'd rather go to nordstrom. i'd rather play the luxury end. >> why nordstrom?> i'm not counting on coach and coeurs. the high end consumers, there are have i few places for them to go in terms of broad line. >> the high end consumer rolls over altogether both you guys lose? >> absolutely. what i'm saying is that you're going to lose less. in the luxury space i mentioned before tiffany, i think the benefit that you have with tiffany, this is another name that you could play, is you've got that exposure to the potential recovery in japan. they're very thinl arguments. we don't like the luxury stores but i want to lose less. >> let's go to the jury. pete, who made the more compelling argument on coach? >> i'd have to go with steven weiss. the evenly reason why i say that, i see some potential as joe was talking about. when you're talking about growth, the fact that they don't have a footprint in china concerns me. the fact that this is on the luxury end, there's still some down side. we're not at the 52-week lows. we see that for coach so i'd stay away. >> doc, do

how can you help by providing food on broadway plaza main courtyard, nordstroms to my left.here's the seven different  as easy as we can for you to help those in need this holiday season. text it, phone it, click it, drop it off, maim it in, volunteer or liability on facebook. one of the easiest ways to donate $10 is text feed to 80077. that will donate $10 to your local food bank that's seven of the ways that you can donate. if you come down here we have giveaways here, union station and santana row. those when we come back in a few minutes. we are live here at broadway plaza main courtyard. >>> we will be at three locations this morning. mike is in walnut creek. in our next hour we live to katie marzullo in san jose. and amy hollyfield in union square in san francisco. >>> there's great prize we are giving out at each of those locations, so you want to stick around and hear what some of those are. a prize we are getting from mother nature this morning. >> we are getting some rain. >>> good morning. starting out with chilly conditions, that's more the headline than the rai

penney's nordstrom will open at the 8 and so will the rest of the mall. they will stay open until 6 tonight. they won't be opening -- they won't be staying opening too late. anchor stores closing at 6 and the mall will close at 7. we have learned target is extending their hours. they are staying open until 10 tonight. you would be surprised to know that so many people wait until the last-minute to get their shopping done. we have been -- heard it's around 17 million who wait until christmas eve to get their shopping done. many of the people haven't started yet. so if you plan to head out, to the malls, to the stores, just be patient and the parking lots are going to be full. i can tell you i was here on saturday, got stuck in parking -- in the parking garage because of so many cars people trying to get in and out you are waiting and stuck you need your patience. now back to you. >> apparently that's the busiest shopping day of the year. so you are brave. thanks so much. we will check in in a bit. >>> four minutes after five. sad news on this christmas eve

nordstrom at 8 and the mall will remain open until 6 tonight.d luck to all of you last- minute shoppers and get out early if you still have shopping left to do. live in columbia linda so, abc2 news. >> all right thanks. >>> guys get a bad reputation for that. joe flacco threw for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns and ravens defeated the giants 33-14 sunday to capture the afc north title. victory ended a three game skid for the ravens and assured them a home play-off game in the first weekend of january. the defeat eliminated the defending superbowl champs the giants from the contention of the nfc east and damaged the chances of qualifying for a play off berth. >>> forget rising gas prices. milling will be more expense -- milk will be more expensive in the next coming year. it could cost up to $7 a gallon with congress spending all the time trying to aver the physical -- avert the fiscal cliff other legislative matters are going unattend one is the agriculture bill which if not addressed could lead to a doubling of the price of milk early next year. >>>

so while you may think that sweater at barney's or nordstrom's is a value, at whatever price it is, you can't afford it. and affordability is something that is resonating a lot more than value. >> reporter: so the season is not expected to be a sparkling one for merchants, with gains in the low to mid single digits. discounters are expected to do better than luxury stores. but don't forget, it is the holidays, and christmas just wouldn't be the same without a few splurges. >> we kind of get in the spirit of shopping. we go, okay, okay one more, oh they'd really like that, he'd really like that-- and a little for myself, too. >> reporter: erika miller, nbr, new york. >> susie: don't let the fiscal cliff scare you away from buying stocks. that's the advice to investors from andy cross, the chief investment officer at the motley fool. tom hudson recently spoke with him, and began by asking if the s&p 500 will be higher or lower this time next year. >> that's a tough question. i'm not in the job of picking the stocks over, you know, three, six, nine, even 12 months is tough for me. here's w

nordstrom's had a little tough time and mcdonald's which really hung in there and done well not as well as yum but mcdonald's is faced with problems as far as same store sales and turnover. none of these consumer names, high end, low end, none of them are doing really well. >> to the yum story if we are going to say yum is having problems in china you have to think about the other multinationals that are highly leveraged to china growth, a big driver of the future growth will come from that region. of course, you think about nike, dan. >> nike sounded the warning bells on emerging markets way earlier on the year. you can see how the stock started to move lower sometime in late spring and they have had some disappointments in china. to me, if you are an investor in nike and that chart is interesting because it is maintaining that uptrend it has been in for a year -- >> a little carter braxton worth there. >> i'm sure he'll do that in a few minutes. >> to me i think that chart is at an inflection point. when they report their earnings on december 20th, after this yum report and after what

nordstrom will open up at 8. workers are coming early to get ready for the last day before christmas. the rest of the mall will be opening at 8 this morning and you know macy's did something interesting this year. something they have they have never done before. they stayed open around the clock nonstop all weekend long. and they shut down at midnight last night. but, again, opening their doors at 7 this morning for all of you who waited to get your shopping done, get ready to share the parking lots in stores with plenty of procrastinators. it was a big beesy weekend at -- businessies week -- busy weekend in stores. did you know the busiest shopping day of the year happens to be the saturday before christmas not black friday? and for those who didn't get -- make it to the malls this weekend, 17 million people say they plan to shop on christmas eve. a good bulk of the shoppers have not started the shopping yet. so, what are the most popular gifts? still clothing. that's why the mall is expecting a busy day today.

but other stores like jcpenney's, sears and nordstrom are also anchor stores within this mall. and as you know, your local neighborhood mall will have different little stores and the food court in between. so hundreds of people were in this mall this afternoon, roughly around 3:30 when the first shots rang out. we still don't know much more about the shooter in all of this. what we do know is the reports that have come out from witnesses saying that he was carrying a semiautomatic rifle. there have been conflicting reports on the number of rounds that he was able to achieve firing. but the police and the sheriffs on the scene say they have found two people dead and one other person has been taken to the hospital. with a traumatic injury. they say that 100 officers between city, local, and state are now on the scene combing the entire mall, looking for other people who may have been injured in the melee that took place this afternoon there. right now we still have no detailed information about the shooting suspect himself because of the ongoing investigation. they only released

norstrom rack is opening a store carrying merchandise from the nordstrom storms at 50 to 60% off the original price. >>> 9 minutes away from 5. in seven weeks after super storm sandy rolled through the eastcoast, there are signs of progress. seaside heights new jersey has businesses coming back. families are expected to move back by early january. businesses can open once they pass inspection which the deli did. it has a ways to go with the cleanup but they are looking forward to getting back to business. >> being out of business for a while and now we are trying to get everything back together and get my people back in and get them working again. >> the in and out deli almost ready to open they can let customers in. there are many businesses locked up, people in the area are feeling optimistic that soon things will get back to normal. >>> closer to home, people living along the eastern shore are still trying to piece their lives together after sandy. today the department of aging is going to be giving out meals and household necessities to older people and they will target home boun

penney's nordstrom opens at 8. so for all of you who waited to get your holiday shopping done. share the parking lots in stores with plenty others procrastinators. you can tell by what happened this weekend it was a bessy weekend at malls and -- busy weaning at malls and stores. there are long -- weekend, at malls and stores. there were long lines. the busiest shopping day of the year happens to be the saturday before christmas. not black friday. so that was this -- just two days ago. that's when stores tend to be packed with those last-minute shoppers. 17 million people say they planned to shop today on christmas eve. and get this, a good bulk of the shoppers have not starteded the shopping yet. and while -- started the shopping yet. while they are grabbing the gifts the average shopper will spent $107 on themselves. most popular present is clothing and then gift card and some say they would and out iou and i know you like that. but anchor stores will close at 6 tonight and they won't be opened until late in the night. the major anchor stores at the mall closing at 6 tonight.

the merchandise is in season and on trend, separate nordstrom stores.% to 60% off original prices. it will replace room store and join tenants like target, t.j. maxx and old navy. it turns throughout where you shop can send a message to companies that charge you more but it's also happening online. the more you look at an item online, whether a product or airline ticket, the more likely that price will go up. it's called dynamic pricing, pricing things different for different people at different times for the same product because of your computer activity being tracked by software that looks at where you've shopped and what you've bought. >> how is it that these companies know i've been looking at this item three days in a row and each day the price is going up and when i make my decision it's more expensive. >> that's because you leave a trail. you may think you're anonymous but you're really not. your computer i.d. is not private. >> so your best bet, beat these companies at their own game by using multiple computers and multiple accounts so your beha

she came in through the nordstrom exit and started hearing shots. luckily, her instinct was to run towards him. if she would have turned around and went back, she probably would have ran right into the shooter. >> terror in a portland suburb as a masked gunman opens fire in a mall crowded with holiday shoppers. good morning, i'm bill karins. this is "way too early." thanks for being up with us on this 12/12/12. there's a lot to get to this morning, including a new law in the car capital of america, as republicans in michigan passed right-to-work legislation despite large union protests. we'll have the governor's reaction, straight ahead. >>> also, north korea successfully launched a long-range rocket, putting an unidentified object into orbit and putting the region on high alert. >>> but first, we have a developing story back here in the states. in a suburb of portland, oregon, three people are dead after a gunman went on a shooting rampage inside a mall filled with holiday shoppers. witnesses say it was a chaotic scene inside the mall as the man re

nordstroms set for december 21st. you can still shop on-line and get the gift in time.have to make sure you review the deadlines to make sure it doesn't get late go to free shipping.com a window will pop up that shows shipping in time for the holidays or free shipping.org and find the discounted free shipping rush shipping coupon posts to help save on that. >> preshipping.org for coupons. >> some retarryl offering free overnight to still make the extra revenue for the holidays. >> in comparison shopping comparison shopping. >> amazon fluctuated pricing on a microwave four times in 9 days. it will alert you for the search in price drop. >> they will let you know when it has dropped. >> clear cookies. >> they store your browsing history and your other data that your computer sends. retailers will often times pinpoint different price points based on your browsing history. sometimes they will offer deals to first time visitors. if you clear your cookies you may trick them and get a better deal. >> abonn done your cart. >> abandon your cart you will get an e-mail to incentiv

dennis: nordstrom and coach?rom is a great operator, the toughest compare because they turned around earliest in 2009 in the holiday period, but, at the same time, it's rare to get that stock at discount. i'm not terribly, you know, terribly bull ire they're going to -- bullish they're going to thok -- knock the light out for the holiday, but it's a good long term holding. dennis: worth 10% more when it's jor, people can't find it. holiday losers, tiffany and nike. >> both companies that i love for the long term, the brands, the management. there's a lot of good stuffer going on on the product side. nike's undervalued, but they are actually at the end of the strong product cycle. although, i would say i like adidas less, stock highly valued coming off a huge year out of the european championships in soccer and also the olympics. tiffany's one, again, love the company, but the stock ran up to almost $6 # -- $64 with anticipation to go to where they were last year. it's just about fairly valued now. dennis: got to

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nordstrom, macy's and target, these chains are also down. that is how we are doing.verall, are down, as well. lori, back to you. lori: thank you, as always. the drought has taken a toll on supplies. prices soaring over the past year. concerned we may see a repeat in 2013. a repeat in the drought conditions. what does this mean in terms of farming equipment. things like tractors, of course. joining me cochairman and ceo -- >> thank you for the invitation. lori: your full-year outlook, you actually lowered it because of the drought conditions. how is that impacting farm equipment sales? >> some farmers did. their purchases and our grain business was suffering a little bit. the startup did not do as well as scheduled. lori: now you are forecasting worst-case scenario, another drought in the wheat markets in the u.s. how much does the weather impact your business? >> well, overall, globally, it is a wash. we have not enough here and too much rain in another part of the world. i hope there will be no second drought as big as this one in the u.s. next year. lori: you are b

so the store here nordstrom's is expected to open at 7:00 and i'll bet a lot of these shoes will end up on ebay. live in san francisco, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> thank you. lots going on. you can see ann has her hood off. we have dropped on the screen back here suggest the rain has reached the city. >> doppler verified! it's coming on right now, folks. that rainfall has been falling very heavy in the north bay. now beginning to slide a little bit further to the south. it's going to be very stormy all day. we have the slow moving cold front moving on through temperatures going to stay only in the 50s, wind advisory continuing out toward the coastline. could see some gusts there to 50 miles an hour. this opens up the door some very stormy weather on and off throughout the weekend slight chance of showers on christmas day. gianna. >> that's not going to work on christmas day, lawrence. >> sorry. >> of course with that wet weather means we are going to have problems on the road. it is the calm before the storm. metering lights on at the bay bridge but traffic moving okay not too bad as you

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many stores like macy's, target and nordstrom are expanding hours to cash. in their doors have been open since friday at 6 a.m. and will not close until tomorrow night at 10:00. while we don't have any hard numbers to say how much shoppers are buying, analysts predict a slight slump because of superstorm sandy and the looming fiscal cliff. >>> people who weren't shopping may have been rushing to their loved ones in time for christmas eve. whether it's by car or plane, traveling is always a gamble this time of year. fox's david lee miller has a rundown of this year's holiday hustle. >> reporter: an estimated 5.6 million americans are expected to take to the air this holiday season, two days before christmas so far so good. look at the arrival and departure boards here at laguardia airport in queens, new york. there are no cancellations, no delays, in fact, some flights arriving early. systemwide this is very encouraging, only about 40 cancellations today, overall 500 delays. most of the travels are we talked to say they came to the airport expecting the worst

we're going to do this the fierce competitors as i double check the name of the series between nordstrom'm sure that'll be a good one. >> thanks for watching, everybody. "closing bell" is coming up next. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery.

some nordstrom's and targets will be extending their hours next week.24 hours. >>> announcement from the new owners of instagram has many users saying they will walk away from the ultra popular app. facebook which bought instagram earlier this year says it has the right to use and sell users' photographs without paying them or telling them. new privacy policy is set to begin on january 16. users cannot opt out unless they completely delete and deactivate their sustain gram accounts. late this afternoon, instagram posted a note on facebook saying it has heard the questions and concerns and will have more to say on the matter very soon. lot of talk out there on that. >> yes, indeed. coming up next a rescue on the rails. we will tell you how stepped in to save his life. >>> for all your news follow news4 online. search nbc washington on pace >>> rescue on the rails. a man in a wheelchair fell on to the subway tracks in atlanta but help was soon on the way. melissa long spoke to the police officer who jumped right in. >> reporter: it started just like any o

. >> reporter: from macy's to nordstrom's, many retailers are offering to give up on paper and get a digital receipt in their e-mail. >> i think it's a natural progression for another paper-intensive area of life to get digitized. >> reporter: apple computer has been offering digital receipts for some time. but this holiday season, more stores than ever before are offering online receipts. >> i don't think printing receipts will go away totally. but i think more and more will see retailers offering an option for digital. >> reporter: beyond meeting the demand from high-tech consumers, what's the advantage for retail stores? >> it's faster, less paper, less expense to get it out of the way. plus the store gets the data file on the new consumer. >> reporter: an opportunity to send ads and promotions to the same e-mail address they're sending the receipt. it's clear more and more retailers will start offering these electronic receipts. before you get one, there's a few questions you ought to ask. >> what specifically are you going to use my e-mail address for? >> reporter: clearly some

nordstrom plans to open 15 nordstrom racks in fiscal year 2012 and just one full-line store location.e strategy is baked in the cake going forward for these luxury retailers, finding it is a very successful growth strategy. >> shares of simon property group and general growth partners have outperformed the s & p retail index the last year and ken lum board of capri capital partners say investors noticing that and become more interested in those stocks for the first name two to three years. simon? >> are you going to be participating in the ugly sweat competition on air today, courtney? >> maybe she has it on under her coat, simon? >> you know, i would have, had i known, i really wish i would have gotten on board with jane to do that a great idea. >> i will look for appearances throughout the day. thank you very much, courtney reagan there, setting the power of the outlets. >>> speaker of the house john boehner set to make remarks on the latest developments, if there are any, in the fiscal cliff negotiations, we will bring that to you live in exactly half an hour, 11:15 eastern. >>> fi

what is most devastating was that the security office eric nordstrom who testified on the hill severalgo with the people i believe that the taliban is within the state authority. they had the situation in kwlab and this was no surprise to anybody including me and yet the state department cold them to shut up and keep his mouth shut and take his concerns elsewhere. that's what i think is most damning about what happened here. >> ambassador, i was hoping you could give us a ground level view of what it's like to be inside the state department and what the protocol is. who are the security requests sent to? what is the procedure for deciding which request is oriented and which are not? what's your guess as to why these particular security requests weren't granted? >> i think first of all, the way this normally works quickly is that the embassy has a regional security officer and he reports to the security officer of each regional bureau. in this case the near east bureau. on the overlay of the near east bureau is the diplomatic security bureau that allocates and decides what the threat at

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others like target and nordstroms, but other stores have started a marathon of holiday store hours remaining24/7 since december 2nd. and since black friday, most target stores have been opened from 11:00 to midnight on saturdays. those stores are trying to do what they can to get you in their stores. >> i'll tell you, there's no excuse as to why you didn't get your gift for your significant other now. >> no excuses, absolutely not. >> thank you. >> the golden globe nominations are out. are they a hint of what's to come for the oscars? these are the nominees for best dramatic fill iran hostage fill, argo, lincoln with daniel day-lewis. django unchained. "and zero dark thirty." the search for osama bin laden. you can head to our website and watch the awards show live january 13th. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's th

these of the ipilita, mini rock candy and smoky quartz, this is nordstrom's new line.ated brass. you make your call based on your price point. >> both of them are beautiful. chocolate can range so much in price. >> yes. >> so this set we see here is about $100. >> right, this is from gearharts, in charlottesville, virginia, it's on our table because somebody sent them to me last year and they are awesome. if you want chocolates at a lower price this is from brooklyn, lilibet, this collection is $50, season sweetings. they're very different. these have more spices in the mix, some of these caramels have chocolate truffles. it's an interesting combination and you pick based on your price. >> these are fancy. >> this someone very fancy. >> so this is gorgeous, it's also $250. >> that's right, it's from sears, it is metal made and it's got pedals, it's very fred flintstone, reminds me of the station wagon we used to drive around as we were kids. this is the radio flyer bumper car, it's $44, could you buy two of them. i wouldn't suggest allowing your kids to bump into each

in 2013 i think we'll see names like nordstrom where they are accelerating the rate of growth. i think we'll see urban outfitters continue their turnaround, perhaps in an accelerated pace in 2013, and i think you're going to continue to see, particularly in the first half of the year, the demand for products from michael kors do well. second half of the year is a different story and perhaps the turnaround of tiffany's to be the name for the second half. >> meantime, r.j., i think you would agree retail remembers scrambling right now because consumer confidence is plunging. three reports in a row that have been pretty dismal. >> yeah, i would agree. i think we're looking for a bit of a pullback in 2013, not only due to the fiscal cliff issues that will become more aware, especially when we see january paychecks hit, but we've had a great three-year run in consumer discretionaries so we think there's a bit of a pullback in store for 2013. as a result, we like the guys who can bring the lowest cost to the consumers at any given times, names like costco, names like amazon. >> i'm g

nordstrom is planning to open 15 rack locations in 2012 and one full line store an robin lewis says thatmething about the growth strategies of many of these luxury retailers. now capri partners has interesting data that shows that outlet malls are showing higher than average occupancy rates and sales growth compared to their traditional mall counter parts. >> outlet malls are gaining attention of investors, which is been on the side lines of retail investors for probably the last two or three years. >> now if you take a look at shares of simon property group and tangor factory outlets over the last two years, handily outperforming the s&p index. interesting performance for retailers and stocks associated with them. >> thank you very much. courtney, keep warm out there. do christmas shopping at the same time. >> next up, today's thing that makes you go hhmmm -- the incredible medicare stat that may have you thinking differently about what the real problem is in washington, d.c. >> and why bernanke's latest move could be a total buzz kill for housing. man these guys are slow. reminds me of

apparently it was at nordstrom's. >> nbc's mike taibbi joins me from the scene in clackamas, oregon.hat's the scene there? >> reporter: imagine being part of that scene in any way at all. let's start with some good news, and there is some. first of all, about the victim who survived, we know two were killed and one survived. the family of that victim is now permitted to release her name. she is 15-year-old christina. according to one of her social network postings, she had recently survived a terrible car accident and now this. she appears to have escaped death twice at this point. her injuries were not serious to any vital organs. she had emergency surgery and is listed this morning in serious but stable condition. about the gunman, according to witnesses, he strolled throughout the mall with what they describe as an assault type weapon. sources have told our justice correspondent and colleague pete williams that it was like an ar-15. they said he was a 22-year-old male with apparently no criminal record, that he was allegedly firing randomly toward people, shattered some store wind

macy's, coach, gap, sears and nordstrom in negative territory. this is the first read we've had on the sales for the season until these guys come through one by one with their own figures. >> that's right. virtually every retailer down at this hour. weak sales of course heading into the holidays, but will retailers see a post-christmas bump? jane wells live at the grove in los angeles where card-carrying shoppers are looking for deals. >> reporter: people are here carrying bags in for returns, carrying bags out with new purchases, but some retailers are actually developing entire strategies for what's happening starting today. macy's in particular is being especially aggressive with its quote, week of wonderful after-christmas sale. good-bye holidays, hello savings, it says. expect a lot of those savings -- sales to be bought with gift cards. ceb tower group says gift card sales this year will hit a record $110 billion and shoppers, listen up, bank rate says store branded gift cards charge lower fees on cards than banks or credit card companies s

>> little nordstrom's action. quick silver, ben sherman. most people know ben sherman from charlie sheen, but they're flannel. >> i got a nano and i traded it in for an ipod. >> we are returning to gap and j. crew. >> you came out on december 26th to buy serving forks? >> no, i came out to go to banana republic, which, on their answering machine said they opened at 9:00, they lie and opened a at 10:00. >> just returning. >> you're not going to buy anything? >> i'm trying to be good. >> did you get any gift cards? >> no, i didn't. >> is the economy on your mind? >> constantly. >> does the economy weigh into that at all? >> absolutely. >> everybody said that except for jack carl who may be my favorite shopper i found today, dos last minute shopping the day after the last minute. >> what do you have? >> i have a movado watch i had sized for my wrist and i bought some perfume for my wife. >> so, you came here just to have the watch sized and spent more. with us that part of the plan? >> yes. no, no, the plan was to have the watch sized and then

nordstrom has traded off 10% since its highs in november, but options traders were making bullish beltsay. they were buying the january calls. over 5,000 traded, more than two-times the average daily volume, on bullish bets that the stock would be above $52.40 by jan expiration, which is about three weeks from now. >> all right, thank you, mike. and you can get more options action, of course, tomorrow, 5:00 eastern here on cnbc and check out the new facebook page for the show, facebook.com/optionsaction. >>> time to check in with sima, she's back at headquarters today to hear some of your tweets. and this resolves around retail. >> it is. the twitter audience watching the come back today. the group had been under pressure following bad holiday numbers. so, which names do you like? let's go to the tweets. scott is watching deckers outdoor, tweeting, the reversal in the stock is confirmed, breaking once again above its 50-day average. mike murphy, are you an uggs lover? >> you hit the nail on the held. my three daughters have five pairs each. one interesting fact is that 65% of the u.s. h