holidays

Toy Industry Foundation Grants $400,000 and 50,000 Toys to My Stuff Bags Foundation

NEW YORK, NY – The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) announced a new, national partnership with My Stuff Bags Foundation, a charitable organization that provides new belongings and hope to children in crisis, especially those suffering... more »

Black Friday sales gain seen as a one-time gift

Bargain-hungry consumers gave the nation's retailers a much-needed early holiday boost with surprisingly healthy sales on Black Friday that tapered off Saturday and Sunday."It was a retail manager's dream," said Marissa Marks, store manager at... more »

ComScore: Black Friday e-commerce hits $534 million

It wasn't a blockbuster, but Black Friday wasn't a bust, either. ComScore on Sunday reported that online, nontravel retail sales on the Friday after Thanksgiving, traditionally a big day for consumer spending, reached $534 million.... more »

NRF Survey Finds Black Friday Gets Holiday Season Off to Energetic Start

(Washington) – Though the holiday season is far from over, retailers across the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief after shoppers headed to stores and websites in droves over the weekend. According to... more »

Shop.org Survey Finds 85 Million Americans to Shop Cyber Monday

(Washington) —Though traffic in stores was brisk over Black Friday weekend, millions of Americans saved some of their shopping for Cyber Monday, the ceremonial kickoff to the online holiday shopping season.According to a Shop.org survey,... more »

Retailers Counting on Cyber Monday as 
Bright Spot of Challenging Holiday Season


(Washington) — People who don't want to fight Black Friday crowds will have a less chaotic shopping option just three days later. Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, is expected to be more promotional than... more »

A not-so-simple gift

They don't offend. They're easy to pick out. And people love to get them.Gift cards have mushroomed into the most requested holiday gift by consumers. Nearly 55 percent of people want to receive a gift... more »

Holiday season has small businesses owners ‘nervous’

Wallingford, CT - Running Simply Special has been a dream come true for Geri Wasilewski. She opened the gift shop in Madison in 2001, but moved it to Wallingford about a year later. In Madison,... more »