What Bad Economy? Black Friday Sales Up Over 2007

The nation’s retailers got a much-needed sales boost during Black Friday’s traditional shopathon as consumers, lured by deep discounts, spent nearly 3 percent more than they did last year. Sales on the day after Thanksgiving rose to $10.6 billion, according to preliminary figures released...

London’s West End Voted Best Shopping Destination

London’s West End has been awarded the title of best shopping destination in the inaugural European Retail Rankings by Experian. The district beat off stiff competition from fashionable locations such as Paris, Rome, Madrid and Berlin to take the top spot. Experian expects the West End to attract 6.17...

A Taste of Christmas

Selecting the right Christmas presents can be exhausting and perplexing! Choosing to send a gift hamper is the ideal solution for Christmas presents and gifts for all adult members of the family, friends or work colleagues. Trudging round the shops becoming cold, tired and exasperated is becoming a thing of...

Sears Resurrects Layaway

Sears Holdings Corp. is bringing layaway back to its namesake stores next week, nearly two decades after it was scrapped, after seeing a strong response to the pay-as-you-go plan at its Kmart locations. The move comes as shoppers look for ways to save money during what’s expected to be the worst...

Visiting Ralphie’s House

“Closer. Closer!” I say to my husband, motioning in the direction of the French-laced leg and fringed hemline. “Would you just touch it already?” Who would’ve thought, after all these years, I’d have to beg him to get near it? Christmas after Christmas, my husband’s...