About 80 million American children – from preschool to college – will return to school in August or September, and between now and then, they will need to buy school supplies and clothes.
Retailers are hoping for even bigger …
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Why Kids Will Feel the Pinch on Back-to-School Duds
If any good came of the recession it was that individuals refocused their values and that families started discussing debt and what they could and could not truly afford. Psychologists predict it’s just a matter of time before …
JCPenney: Simple Pricing Sure Can Be Complicated
When trying to simplify something, the first rule is: Don’t make it more confusing. And yet, while one of the main focuses of JCPenney’s radical retail overhaul is a simplification of pricing, shoppers seem more confused than …
Baby Boomers Like Discounts – Just Not the ‘Senior Discount’
The senior members of the Baby Boom generation are turning 65 at a clip of roughly 10,000 per day. Even so, the generation famous for being at the center of the “youth culture” of the ’60s, doesn’t particularly like to think of …
Olympic Schwag for London 2012 Athletes: Free Bibles — And LOTs of Free Condoms
Like every Olympics, London 2012 is sure to be remembered for the magical moments when world records are shattered. Even before the games start, though, one unusual Olympic record has already been trounced: Event organizers are …
All Olympic Events Will Be Streamed Online – But Only for Pay TV Subscribers
Free Haircuts, Gas and Bowling: A Roundup of Midsummer Freebies
To drum up business in the lazy dog days of summer, retailers are offering deals such as free haircuts for kids, free gas, free bowling, and free ice-cold refreshments. Here’s a hot list of current freebies.
The $40 Million Counterfeit Coupon Caper
These Prices Are Linsane! Fire Sale Begins for Jeremy Lin Knicks Merchandise
Just a few short months ago, during the peak of “Linsanity,” ticket prices for New York Knicks games soared and sports apparel retailers sold out all of their Jeremy Lin jerseys as quickly as manufacturers could make them. Now …
Lobster Prices Are at Record Lows, But Only in New England
An unseasonably mild winter has created a glut of lobsters along the Northeast that is pushing prices to record lows. Lobstermen across the region are trying to figure out how to boost demand. But don’t rejoice over cheap …
5 Ways Mother Nature Is Impacting Your Wallet
All of a sudden, much of the country seems to have turned into Arizona, with a hot, dry summer coming on the heels of a remarkably mild winter. Here are five ways that months of odd weather have affected—and will continue to …
Free Pencils, 17¢ Notebooks: Crazy Back-to-School Sales Are Already Here
It’s only the middle of July. School just ended a few weeks ago for some students. Yet, in a world in which the Christmas shopping seasons starts in September, we’re already in prime “back to school” season, according to retailers.
