This is Veterans Day in the U.S., known as Remembrance Day in Canada and elsewhere. Social media, radio and television abound with ads offering deals
I worked retail during high school and college. The two toughest days for us were the day after Thanksgiving, which has come to be known
From the “seemed like a good idea at the time” department: Marriott International’s launch this week of a campaign to encourage the tipping of hotel
For business writers, enlightening readers about the local ramifications of global events is interesting and rewarding. And this week, with all eyes on Scotland, you
OK, even for a lover of seasonal biz stories, Halloween stories the first week in September are a bit of a stretch. Or rather, they were.
Another raft of ideas jotted on scrap paper or e-mailed to myself is in danger of sailing off into the horizon, so welcome to another
Buzzing around on a little road trip recently, I was intrigued by the number of dollar stores occupying prime real estate in the small Midwestern
How are we spending our summer vacation? Prepping for back-to-school, Thanksgiving and Christmas, if the displays in retail stores are any indication. Consumers who didn’t
Already 2014 is about half over and the Fourth of July holiday is speeding toward us like a runaway locomotive. It’s the make-it or break-it bellwether
Right in the middle of earnings season, we expect several major retailers to announce quarterly financial results this week, and none bigger than Walmart Stores
Hot off the press from the U.S. Census Bureau, two new reports chronicle the aging of the United States’ population, a trend that can springboard
With Groupon Inc. set to release earnings May 6, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at the evolution of the daily deals /
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