holiday sales

Holiday sales expected to jingle cash registers

Local retailers hope to hear more jingling in their cash registers as well as in their hearts this holiday shopping season. If early shopping trends are any indication, they might just get what they wish... more »

Retailers optimistic as holiday shopping season approaches

As the holiday shopping season kicks into gear, local retail store owners are hoping people are more in the spirit of giving this year than in recent Christmases past.As the economy declined in 2008, so... more »

Knoxville shops try to keep holiday shopping local

Knoxville, Tenn. -- With the holiday shopping season right around the corner, a new movement wants shoppers to buy from local businesses this holiday season.The idea sprang from Metropulse newspaper, which targeted area businesses that... more »

Holiday shopping season kicks off more gradually

Indianapolis, IN - Call it a more gradual transition. One holiday is over and it's on to the next. Christmas merchandise is replacing the Halloween stuff but at a slower pace than years past. It's... more »

Gift for retailers

This Christmas, more retailers and shoppers are going to be humming the holiday tune Here Comes Santa Claus.The National Retail Federation predicts that 2010 holiday retail sales will increase by 2.3 percent from last year,... more »

Bazura Bags Expands Free Bonus Bag Program for the Holidays

Toronto, ON - In an effort to offer additional support to the Women's Co-Operative in the Philippines that makes their eco-friendly bags and accessories, Bazura Bags is  pleased to announce it has expanded its popular... more »

Big retailers have Halloween, Christmas items out

From past experience, Kristine Zeleznik and her friend Carrie Van Buskirk expected to see Christmas items in most big box stores by the middle of October, but this year, they were surprised.Zeleznik, owner of Stone... more »

Experts outline expectations for holiday shopping

Yakima, Wash. -- In last week's Reporter's Notebook, I outlined some indicators that may be key to the upcoming holiday shopping season.This time around, I turned to three experts to give me their take on... more »