consumer trends

Friday brought better tale for retail

We shopped. Retail prices dropped. In fact, we shopped more than anyone anticipated. Black Friday wasn't the media-desired apocalypse. It was better than even retail experts predicted. Instead of having a day better named Red... more »

‘The Next Big Thing’ Finalists Announced

DALLAS – Dallas Market Center, the world's largest wholesale merchandise resource, today announced the finalists for "The Next Big Thing" national product search contest – Good For You Girls, SIPATINIZ and Vintage Hem. The three... more »

Local retailers report slow-to-steady sales

Local businesswoman Paulette Flicker has a David vs. Goliath approach to local retail - she's David while Goliath slashes prices, doesn't know your name and doesn't care."We're like the little guys watching the giants fight... more »

Gift givers get ‘crafty’ in tough economy

The gloomy economy has many families re-thinking their gift buying this Christmas.Local craft stores say, they're seeing more consumers come in and take the do-it-yourself approach.News 13 caught up with a few crafty gift givers... more »

New Creative Partners with 12 Regional Sales Agencies


(Milford, OH) -- New Creative Enterprises (NCE), a leading designer and manufacturer of outdoor living décor and gift items, announces its new partnership with 12 regional sales agencies. A recent national sales meeting brought the... more »

It’s official: US is in recession

Washington—The U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday.The NBER -- a private, nonprofit research organization -- said its group of academic economists who determine... more »

Black Friday sales gain seen as a one-time gift

Bargain-hungry consumers gave the nation's retailers a much-needed early holiday boost with surprisingly healthy sales on Black Friday that tapered off Saturday and Sunday."It was a retail manager's dream," said Marissa Marks, store manager at... more »

ComScore: Black Friday e-commerce hits $534 million

It wasn't a blockbuster, but Black Friday wasn't a bust, either. ComScore on Sunday reported that online, nontravel retail sales on the Friday after Thanksgiving, traditionally a big day for consumer spending, reached $534 million.... more »