holidays

Holiday sales in Highland Park shops stay steady or increase as economy weakens

Highland Park, NJ —Despite the doom and gloom surrounding retail businesses nationwide, the borough's downtown businesses did not see a dip in holiday sales. Instead, revenues for local merchants have been holding steady or increasing... more »

“Shop-local” trend helps boost holiday sales for some Greer retailers

Greer, SC — While chain store sales across the nation suffered from a dismal holiday shopping season -- the worst since at least 1970, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers -- some local... more »

U.S. Retailers to Report Grim Results

When retailers report December sales on Thursday, the picture won't be pretty.Sales at stores open at least a year -- a key barometer of retail health -- are expected to show an average decline of... more »

Danbury-area retailers find Christmas sales mixed

If you run the kind of business where customers enjoy a therapeutic massage or get excited at the sight of a rawhide chew toy, you may not have fared too badly this Christmas season.But if... more »

Downtown Cincinnati retailers wrapping up better-than-expected holiday

For a year when downtown retailers expected dismal holiday sales, the stockings actually arrived half-full.They might not have seen the same-size receipts as in 2007, but many downtown merchants and restaurant operators say activity beat... more »

Happy Holiday$ Local shoppers help retailers buck national trend

Le Mars, Iowa — Crummy economy? Worse weather? Local store managers and owners didn't wince.Many are reporting Christmas season sales that matched or were close to last year's good numbers.That's not the story across the... more »

Stronger than expected holiday sales reported by Fulton area retailers

Retail sales for most Fulton businesses were up this year during the traditional holiday season between Thanksgiving and Christmas, a Fulton Sun survey reveals.Many retailers were surprised by the strength of sales because of so... more »

Shops busy Saturday, but Christmas bottom line won’t be known for days

West Park Mall was bustling with people Saturday."You can tell it's busy," said Amy McAllister of Cape Girardeau. "People are parking all the way back to Taco Bell."McAllister preferred to wait in the car with... more »