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
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.
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
With legions of Americans about to hit the road for a three-day weekend provided by the Independence Day holiday’s serendipitously falling on a Friday this
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
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
Retail stories this time of year tend to focus on items that fit under the tree, like electronics, apparel, jewelry, gift cards. But year-end sales
The reindeer seem to be in overdrive this year, and Christmas Eve is approaching at what seems to be warp speed. Still, there is plenty
As we wait for Congress to return from vacation and take up the stalled farm bill — or perhaps pass an extension — there’s another
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
Well, the shuttered federal government may be willing to kick off the month without a jobs report, but not so here at the Reynolds Center.
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