If You Wanna Wii, Get It Now
Posted by The Merchant on Jul 26, 2008 | 0 comments
The CEO of Nintendo is warning consumers in the U.S. that if they want to get their kids a Wii for Christmas they had better get it now. Come the holiday season it seems the Wii will be in short supply — again.
He cites “unusually high demand” in the U.S. for the Wii.
Consumers in Europe...
Blue Christmas Predicted for Retailers
Posted by The Merchant on Jul 26, 2008 | 0 comments
There’s no cheerful way to say it: Get ready for a sober Christmas season.
Yes, it’s only July, but retailers already are deep in planning mode for the holiday season, and what they are sensing adds up to potential trouble, with some experts saying this could be the toughest environment in almost...
What is a decent Santa to do?
Posted by Jeff Westover on Jul 11, 2008 | 0 comments
The magical world of Santa Claus is operating under dark clouds these days. Just this week the Wall Street Journal broke the story of in-fighting within fraternal Santa organizations and the Telegraph of London took the sordid tale of American Santas running amok international.
Even our own feed of...
Fire Up the Crayolas
Posted by The Merchant on Jul 8, 2008 | 0 comments
The folks at Lands End are pining for a little Christmas in July. Sales are so soft that they are invoking the name of St. Nick himself to stir things up. While the heat of July doesn’t bring visions of sugar plums to the mind of adults; for children, Santa is never far from their thoughts. Thankfully,...
Blu-Ray ‘A Christmas Story’ Due November
Posted by Christmas Movie Critic on Jul 7, 2008 | 0 comments
‘A Christmas Story’ is coming to Blu-ray — again.
A new perennial classic (the film routinely shows for 24 hours straight every holiday on TBS), ‘A Christmas Story’ was first issued on Blu-ray and HD DVD back in late 2006 as a relatively bare bones edition. Reaction to the...
