Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released today by a research firm. ...more

November 28, 2009

"Zhu-Zhu" the scruffy little $8 battery-powered rodent proved a popular harbinger of holiday spending, drawing thousands of shoppers to toy stores across the nation. ...more

November 27, 2009

The upcoming Christmas season is supposed to be tough going for retail, analysts have said. ...more

November 6, 2009

Chain stores are heading into the holiday season with more optimism. ...more

November 5, 2009

Just a couple of weeks after the close of holiday spending, Wall Street is starting to forecast the financial carnage that retail stores will likely report soon. ...more

January 6, 2009

Retailers are suffering through one of the most difficult holiday seasons in years, slashing prices by 70 percent and 80 percent and offering other deals in a desperate effort to ring up more sales. ...more

December 24, 2008

Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into "Cyber Monday" spenders. ...more

December 1, 2008

Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and "Cyber Monday" - but even so, online sales are expected to be fairly flat after years of strong growth. ...more

November 30, 2008

Charles Moriarty's pickup hasn't seen a full tank of gas since he bought it in March. ...more

October 14, 2008

Who knew prepaid gas cards could emerge as this year's hot holiday gift? That's possible, as a third of Americans in all income brackets plan to cut back their holiday spending, even Americans who make more than $100,000 a year, according to research by Nielsen Co. ...more

October 10, 2008