Wal-Mart, which has used low prices to dominate the U.S. retail scene, stepped up its game in price cutting still further Wednesday. ...more

October 22, 2009

Add HSN to the list of companies jumping on the Apple iPhone bandwagon. Over the weekend, the St. Petersburg retailer's app on the iPhone went live after many months in software development and many weeks in review by Apple programmers. ...more

August 17, 2009

Today is the last day for Cell Phone Recycling Week, a project started by the Environmental Protection Agency that brings together manufacturers and service providers. ...more

April 12, 2009

Like their counterparts at the malls, online merchants finally got some relief with the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, spurred by a bevy of deals and free shipping offers. But the stronger-than-expected bump in online sales Monday couldn't cancel out a lackluster November. ...more

December 4, 2008

When gas prices rose to more than $4 per gallon, it marked the tipping point for a lot of people. Reality set in, and consumers of all income levels have really started cutting back. And when we do need to spend, we're looking for deals. ...more

August 17, 2008