Every so often I like to clear my desk of the Post-It notes, scratch paper and scribbled-on envelopes where inspirational nuggets tend to accumulate; the
March 20 marks what might just be the most eagerly anticipated first full day of spring in memory, as the majority of consumers nationwide look
Retailers like to make headlines in December — but for triumphs like double-digit sales increases, not the security fiasco that discounter Target is red-faced over
With only a week to go before Christmas and a mere two weeks left of 2014, holiday mania is just about over for retailers, consumers
It’s that blingy time of year when even many of us no-frills types gravitate to a little sparkle, whether around our necks, on our fingers
Editorials from the heartland are growing increasingly pessimistic about the prospects of farm billpassage before Congress decamps for holiday break. And with the giant omnibus
As we wait for Congress to return from vacation and take up the stalled farm bill — or perhaps pass an extension — there’s another
Santa isn’t the only one stowing bags of loot this season, according to some recent reports on retail fraud. If you’re looking for a contrarian
Fourth-quarter sales at retailers, and consumer spending on other goods and services like holiday feasts and travel, are important components of the economy and legitimate
Hard to believe there are only two weeks left until Thanksgiving, the day of eating, parades, football, traveling and — increasingly — shopping. Each pasttime offers its
An intriguing conference is taking place in Atlanta this week. Obesity Week, the Nov. 11-16 convention billed as “Where Science and Treatment Meet,” is a
As piles of leftover Halloween loot are picked over for what’s left of the good stuff, and the pumpkin pies and sugarplums of the next
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