Santa Is Packing More Sofas and Less Jewelry
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Online sales of holiday stalwarts like jewelry, watches and flowers have dropped from last yearâs levels, while sales of more practical items like furniture and appliances have climbed.
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Former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O&#39;Neal played Santa Claus to 250 kids this morning in South Los Angeles. &quot;Shaq-A-Claus&quot; pulled up to the Challengers Boys and Girls Club in a truck filled with bicycles
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Just as surely as shoppers unwrap their presents, they will return or exchange a gift they couldn&#39;t wear or tolerate. The never-enjoyable experience has become less jolly this holiday season because retailers
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The holidays have been in the bag for this luxury retailer.
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Paula Barstow's singing Santa stopped singing after holiday vandals pulled out his power cord and ran over his head. Baby Jesus was literally cut out of the Shalimar Presbyterian Church's wooden Nativity display.
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Shopkeepers in Europe's biggest economy have a grin on their faces _ and not only because Santa is coming to town.Comment
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Food, friends, and elf figurines add up. Here's some advice on how to handle the holiday tab.
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Santa isn't the only one busy around this season - mail carriers are putting in extra effort with two weeks left for holiday shopping.
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Analysts have offered their latest judgment of the Christmas shopping season: good, but not great.
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Help! How can we downsize Christmas with extended family?
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WASHINGTON -- Tell Santa to hurry if you want him to bring CD or DVD burners and jukebox programs. By Christmas, such gifts might be threatened if Congress passes a new law to fight movie and music pirates.
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HOUSTON - The father of three children went from playing Santa Claus to playing the Grinch after he determined his children were being naughty instead of nice, and taught them a lesson on by auctioning their presents on eBay.  And they'd better watch out - the tree may come down, too.
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Santa, the star of the  season, has found a new voice this year -- in blogosphere.
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By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Dec. 10--You're lucky I'm not Santa Claus, because I know what you're  going to do wrong between now and Christmas.   I'm not talking about taking the last piece of blueberry pie or calling  in sick so you can shop.
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Shopkeepers in Europe's biggest economy have a grin on their faces -- and not only because Santa is coming to town.Comment
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Managing Director Guy Wires of the Federation of Finnish Commerce and Trade expects Christmas sales to be busier compared with last year.
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Put down those fruitcakes, knit sweaters and scarves. The new standby holiday gifts include music players, Web-linked toys and furry boots