In looking for hot holiday shopping deals online, don't overlook free shipping opportunities, notes Kiplinger.com in its list of online holiday deals.
In looking for hot holiday shopping deals online, don't overlook free shipping opportunities, notes Kiplinger.com in its list of online holiday deals.
Asked to choose their most desired holiday present, about 55 percent of adults chose gift cards, the highest single category, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation.
Retailers have become experts at fashioning their stores in ways to make shoppers feel excited, calm, happy, and yes, aroused -- so that you'll spend money.
Shoppers on the hunt for deals helped drive total Cyber Monday sales
higher than last year, but on average they spent less, preliminary data
showed. Online sales were up 11 percent over the same time last year, as of
5:30 p.m. Monday, but the average order value was down 13.2 percent,
according to Coremetrics, a California-based Web analytics company.
NEW YORK — Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, following the Thanksgiving holiday, to try to maintain the long weekend’s strong online sales.
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Shoppers returned to malls Saturday as observers began reviewing early reports showing just how much consumers spent during their Black Friday shopping sprees.
Barbara Roberts, for her part, decided to join the masses on State
Street not so much for the Christmas shopping but to enjoy the sights
and sounds with her son and two sisters.
Shoppers pack stores as holiday season revs up Guy: Early shoppers brace for Black Friday Tips, tricks to keep you sane on Black Friday Holiday Web shopping looks brighter than last year
Just because Zhu Zhu Pets electronic hamsters are listed on every "hot" toy list this season doesn't mean your child will like them.
'I CAN BARELY SLEEP. I'M LIKE A CHILD WAITING ON SANTA.' 'I CAN BARELY SLEEP. I'M LIKE A CHILD WAITING ON SANTA.'
Whether your style is preppy, classic, whimsical or hipster, plaid can fit into your wardrobe perfectly. Plaid is back in everything from ballet flats to skirts to headphones. "Everything that goes around comes around again," says fashion consultant Barbara Glass.• Photos: Plaid is back!
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A lot of us are in a sad financial state, and as a result we've had to cut way back on our fun. Fewer dinners out on the town, fewer visits to Wrigley or U.S. Cellular Field and definitely less shopping. Blog: Shopping with Jessica Sedgwick
He's known for making such seminal documentaries as "Grey Gardens" and "Gimme Shelter," but the venerable filmmaker Albert Maysles will be in town today -- not for a movie, but to launch his eyewear collection based on his own iconic look. The documentarian has worn the same style of glasses since the 1960s.
Looking for a $3 gift deal on small home appliances? Target may be the ticket. The retailer's Black Friday specials include $3 coffee and sandwich makers, toasters and slow cookers, according to gottadeal.com.
You can have fun shopping for holiday gifts without overspending. One west suburban husband and wife talk about their strategies, which include sticking to their budget and writing down what they've purchased for everyone. “We still have a really nice Christmas, but at least I feel like it’s in control now,” says Cindi Duncan.
