The first Gallery Walk of 2010 is from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 in downtown Sebring. ...more

December 30, 2009

Add one more Christmas tradition to the list: hunting the after-Christmas bargains. With Santa back home at the North Pole for another year, shoppers from across Tampa Bay descended on shopping malls in search of post-holiday mark-downs. ...more

December 26, 2009

John White just wanted a breather. With bags at his feet and a cell phone ringing in his pocket, White took a rest Thursday near the large Christmas tree at The Shops at Wiregrass. All around him, people toted bags, pushed small children in strollers and window-shopped. ...more

December 24, 2009

It's the second holiday shopping season of this recession, and some local retailers report things aren't as bad as they feared. ...more

December 23, 2009

Civilian Mounted Patrol was seen regularly during the bulk of the Christmas shopping season. ...more

December 22, 2009

Snow put a chill on East Coast retail stores over the weekend, but the winter clouds had a silver lining for online operations. ...more

December 22, 2009

Shoppers are doing all they can to keep their credit cards in their wallets this holiday season. ...more

December 19, 2009

Some deals were disappearing before dawn as people braved chilly weather to find early-morning Black Friday deals across the Bay area. ...more

November 27, 2009

Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that it is making plans to start accepting food stamps at its warehouse clubs nationwide. It has tested them at stores in New York state. ...more

October 29, 2009

For years, weekends have been about produce, housewares, clothing, hot breakfasts and bartering with vendors at the American Legion Flea Market. ...more

October 26, 2009