Haul out the tacky glue - and the scrapbooking paper, wire cutters, paint pens. Maybe even duct tape. ...more

December 21, 2009

Here are tips on how to orchestrate a round-robin among friends or relatives who typically buy armloads of presents. ...more

December 1, 2009

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