How small businesses keep up with holiday orders

Nov 21, 2014
Holiday sales can present a logistical problem.

Black Friday to start two hours earlier at Macy's

Oct 14, 2014
Yes, I know it's not even Halloween yet. Don't get me started.

Walmart's "Black Friday" of garden supplies: More than a marketing ploy

Mar 20, 2014
Is there really a Black-Friday-like demand for gardening and outdoor supplies in the spring?

Why Target shoppers shouldn't stress about credit card hack

Dec 19, 2013
Millions of Target shoppers may have had their information stolen from card swiping machines.
Millions of Target customers were potentially the victims of a massive credit card theft.
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Look at what we bought!

Dec 3, 2013
A final note in which you lose a little faith in humanity.

PODCAST: Consumers fight back in shopping

Dec 3, 2013
Stores are counting receipts from the four-day shop-o-rama.

Arrested on Black Friday, for throwing money at the mall

Dec 2, 2013
Security at the Mall of America arrested Serge Vorobyov on Friday afternoon for throwing $1,000 in $1 bills off a balcony at the mall.

For public good, not for profit.

A game plan to brave holiday shopping

Nov 29, 2013
Marketplace’s Sabri Ben-Achour braves the holiday shopping crowds to find out how opening on Thanksgiving Day affected this year’s sales figures.

Some hotels and restaurants piggyback on Black Friday mania

Nov 29, 2013
Black Friday discounts extend beyond flat-screen TVs, cashmere sweaters, toys and stocking stuffers

Shopping: As American as apple pie on Thanksgiving

Nov 28, 2013
Stores are opening up earlier than ever this Thanksgiving, in an effort to lure shoppers. Not everyone is happy about it.