Retailers race to inspire holiday spirit

  • By Corilyn Shropshire
    Chicago Tribune
  • Sunday, September 23th, 2012
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Anna Alnaser and her children Jeremiah Rodriguez, 11, left, and Hinniah Alnaser, 4, scan a rack of bicycles at a store in Chicago. Retailers such as Wal-Mart and Toys R Us have already announced their holiday layaway plans. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

Anna Alnaser and her children Jeremiah Rodriguez, 11, left, and Hinniah Alnaser, 4, scan a rack of bicycles at a store in Chicago. Retailers such as Wal-Mart and Toys R Us have already announced their holiday layaway plans. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune/MCT)