Nada, nothing, zilch...
The city has finally woken up a little, but the shoppers are few and far between. Touring through the Chicago's downtown Loop, Marshall Field's seems to be the retailer of choice. I've seen the historic store's ubiquitous green bags in the gloved hands of shivering shoppers all around. Obviously most of Chicago has decided to hit snooze and pull the blankets over their heads this frigid morning. At the corner I spoke with two women who had just shopped at Field's. "I thought the crowds would be worse, but the cold is definitely keeping people away." It'll be interesting to see the sales figures for Chicago retailers after Black Friday 2005 is wrapped up - unless things improve later in the day this going to be a slow start to the shopping season.