Big Retail indulges customers in candy
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Snickers bar with that circular saw? Life Savers with that laser printer? Mr. Goodbar with that batting glove?
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Plenty of shoppers this holiday season will be passing up retailers' shiny window displays of high-end PCs to seek out bottom-shelf offerings, and with good reason.
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Last-minute shoppers who hoped to beat the flood of Christmas-crazed gift buyers woke before dawn every day this week and arrived at retailers the moment they opened.
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Several large international supermarkets, with square footage rivaling the big U.S. chains, have opened in the region, replacing small family-run businesses.
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This holiday, toys are popping up in the most unexpected places: gas stations, auto-parts chains, home and garden stores.
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The retailer has a winning formula.
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The impulse to keep up plays an enormous role in the behavior of consumers, whether theyâre shopping for toothpaste or deciding on a school for their children.
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Christmas is a time of fantasy. Throughout the land, merchants fantasize about hitting their fourth-quarter numbers, with the aid of gift-givers with starry eyes and platinum credit cards.
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Early birds get bargains Treasure Coast shoppers get their holiday money&#39;s worth on the biggest shopping day of the year. By Charlie Reed.
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From department store to discounter, retailers are using innovative technology and clever packaging to make shoppers feel good about giving the gift of plastic.
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By Pat Kimbrough, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Dec. 9--HIGH POINT -- It isn't just retailers that benefit from the  consumer spending bonanza during the holiday season.
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With the 2007 run-up to Christmas boosted by a last-minute sales surge, retailers are putting an extra emphasis on after-Christmas discounts, hoping bargain shoppers and gift-card splurgers can enrich stores' holidays.
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Caffeine-filled products are creating a buzz at the drug store.
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Hershey Foods (down $0.23 to $56.35, Research), the nation&#39;s largest snack-food company, said Thursday it is raising its candy prices.
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Shoppers hit the High Streets in large numbers as stores slash their prices for post-Christmas sales.
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The burgeoning power of the supermarkets has given them an important role in shaping the purchasing patterns of UK consumers.
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High Street retailers launch a series of sales and special offers to lure stay-at-home consumers into some early Christmas shopping.