holidays

Downtown holiday shoppers get the gift of time

If the looming presence of the AutoChalk hybrid and the ticking clock of the two-hour parking limit have kept you from doing Christmas shopping in downtown Fredericksburg, there's hope.Fredericksburg's City Council voted on Tuesday night... more »

Holiday Hiring Blitz Begins

With unemployment at an all time high, the holidays may bring some good news. Many retailers say they still plan to hire for the holiday season.Christmas is two months away, but this time of year... more »

Stores plan old-style holiday

New York — Stores are turning back the clock, conjuring images of hearth and home as they stock their holiday merchandise. Retailers hope embracing holiday traditions from cozier times will tempt recession-weary consumers to open... more »

Many have fewer openings, but work is available

All you want for Christmas is a job? That's a real possibility in the Louisville area — at least for temporary work, as employers such as UPS and department stores begin looking for holiday workers.But... more »

Autumn sales are scary good for some Central New York businesses

Syracuse, NY -- The first signs of Halloween — the candy, the costumes, the pumpkins — used to emerge in early fall, sandwiched safely between the back-to-school season and the Christmas rush. During the last... more »

Toy sellers playing with prices to kick-start holiday sales

The No. 1 toy trend this year isn't a toy.Topping this year's hot list is lower prices.Three months before Christmas, and the deals are already day-after-Thanksgiving caliber.Retailers are pulling out deeper discounts earlier this year... more »

Recession-stung stores plan old-fashioned holidays

New York — Stores are turning back the clock, conjuring images of hearth and home as they stock their holiday merchandise. Retailers hope embracing holiday traditions from cozier times will tempt recession-weary consumers to open... more »

You better watch out

Clad in cargo pants and flip-flops on a recent day that reached into the upper 70s, Marie Mason browsed the aisles at Kohl's with a breezy nonchalance. She had no list, no shopping agenda to... more »