Electronics is somewhat different. For example, Wal-Mart chopped prices on wide variety of
electronics earlier this month. The discounts included a Panasonic 42-inch HD plasma for $1,294, down from $1,794.
Some consumers rushed to the retailer's Web site only to find the item listed as "out of stock." One irate consumer sent an email to CNNMoney.com asking if it was a "bait-and-switch" move by Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart did not respond to CNNMoney.com's request for a comment.
In apparel, a shortage of woolen outerwear at the wholesale level means high-quality overcoats typically sold in department stores could also be in tight supply in the coming weeks, said Roseanne Cumella, senior vice president of merchandise with Donegar Group, a forecasting firm.
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