still a lot of customers to compete over. as of december 9th, only half of americans said they were done with christmas shopping, compared to 56.5% at this time last year. the president and ceo of that federation says there s no question that the shortened holiday season has put both retailers and con southerlies in consumers in a rush to make the most out of the time that is left before the big day. for those who like to leave christmas shopping to the last minute, i think the takeaway is we still have plenty of time. have done all of mind already. thank you very much. are these shopping hours an act of desperation? what is behind these marathon pushes? i think it s in desperation and the challenge of online shopping. i m looking at retailers right now and they remind me of they re crying out for