holidays

Holiday music sensitive to economic stress

NEW YORK (AP) - Few people think as much about holiday music as Leanne Flask, whose job is to select every song played in the stores of Swedish fashion retailer H&M, Williams-Sonoma and Nordstrom, among... more »

Holiday Shoppers Treated Like Celebrities

With retail sales at their weakest in more than three decades, stores and businesses are going above and beyond to get shoppers inside to spend money. Many stores are offering consumers some unique incentives for... more »

Pretty as a Package

Valerie Courtney doesn't believe that what's inside is all that counts. At least not when it comes to giving presents. An associate product designer at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and a recent graduate of the... more »

Businesses bullish on holiday sales

Although the nation was officially declared to be in the clutches of a recession recently, a number of Germantown businesses have reported that they remain optimistic about the chances of posting good sales during this... more »

Seasons of Cannon Falls, C.S. Post & co. Bring Christmas to Tonight Show

(Cannon Falls, MN) – Midwest, leading designer and manufacturer of the Seasons of Cannon Falls brand of holiday and seasonal home accents, premium Colonial Candle brand of candles and Delight brand of accents to brighten... more »

Local retailers: Holiday shopping has been steady

Bowling Green, KY—The outlook was bleak, but local retail sales have been steady since the holiday shopping season officially began last week.Even though national retail sales tumbled in November due to the slumping economy, several... more »

Black Friday Not Black Enough

For most of the smaller retail merchants in Alexandria, Belle View Shopping Center and Hollin Hall Shopping Center "Black Friday" was not nearly as bleak as many had expected. However, it was nothing to cheer... more »

Independent shops wonder what’s in store for the holidays

The holiday shopping season may be in full swing, but local independent retailers are feeling more cautious this year than joyful.They don't need to read the headlines to know we're in a recession. All the... more »