holidays

Father’s Day shopping, spending on the rise

Despite an economy that still has many watching their wallets, consumers plan to spend more money celebrating Father's Day this year than they have in recent years, according to a National Retail Federation survey.The trade... more »

National Mother’s Day Retail Sales Increase 5.8 Percent Over 2010

CHICAGO, Ill. — Shoppers cautiously returned to stores this weekend, boosting national retail sales and continuing year-over-year increases.According to ShopperTrak, the world's premier provider of store traffic-based information and shopper conversion analytics, national retail sales... more »

Holiday & Home Expo To Offer Best Looks For Spring/Holiday

DALLAS – Holiday & Home Expo®, the nation's only tradeshow devoted exclusively to permanent floral, seasonal décor and related decorative accessories, is set for June 22-28, 2011 at Dallas Market Center, the world's most complete... more »

Deck The Halls This may With Byers’ Choice

Bucks County, Pa. — Byers' Choice Ltd., makers of the handcrafted Caroler® figurines, invites local fans to learn how to "deck the halls" with Carolers and Kindles all year long at the company's annual free... more »

Plush Fun For The Holidays From Fiesta

Vernon, California -Fiesta, California-based lifestyle gift and plush toy maker, adds new 11" plush elves to the popular Santa's Secret Elf series. Toy Maker elf and Cookie Maker elf join Santa's elves at the North... more »

Later Easter Benefits April Sales, Data Shows

A late Easter drove more spending on clothes this April than last, but gas prices and the weak housing market continued to crimp Americans' spending on electronics and appliances, according to data out Wednesday from... more »

Area Stores Stock Up For Mother’s Day Rush

DANVILLE — A couple days are left to find the perfect Mother's Day gift and many businesses say shoppers have been buying."Most of them shop the day or two before or the day of," Jim... more »

Economy to be good to Moms

Mothers sacrifice a lot and put themselves last most of the year, but this coming Sunday is their day to come first.To reward them this year, Americans plan to pamper them by returning to spending... more »