it s unclear if amazon pulled it off its site or if the author withdrew his self-published work. child safety groups had demanded its removal. after two bleak holiday shopping seasons in a row, this year does look a bit better. stores are attracting early shoppers and hiring extra workers ahead of the rush, hundreds of them, in fact. sharyn alfonsi reports on the extra jingle this christmas. reporter: shoppers are buying again. credit card companies reporting retail sales are up more than 3%. now stores are battling for those customers. walmart announcing they ll offer free shipping on some 60,000 items over the holidays. traditionally, shoppers have done browsing online, then to avoid the shipping charge they ll go into the store to buy. but this is a game-changer. reporter: sears, for the first time ever, is opening on thanksgiving day. other stores are adding more help. best buy plans to hire 29,000 seasonal workers. toys r us, 45,000.