Planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell for a fourth consecutive month in May, reaching the lowest level in eight months and offering another sign that the United States may be pulling out of a steep economic tailspin.
Sony Ericsson introduced a new phone on Thursday that allows consumers to connect to their PlayStation3 gaming consoles, part of its Christmas line-up and its strongest sign yet of integration with parent Sony Corp.
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Retail movement of Sony's powerful home gaming system picked up during 2008, with growth more than doubling over the Christmas season according to reports.
Debenhams Plc, the department stores group, has reported that total sales for the Christmas period rose 4.4 per cent more than the previous year.
Economic pressures and online deals might have led consumers to sharply limit their trips to retailers in the week leading up to Christmas, data tracker ShopperTrak RCT said on Thursday.
Nicolas Cage's adventure sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets raced to $65 million during its first five days of release across North America, distributor Walt Disney Pictures said on Tuesday.
Last summer's slew of toy recalls has not faded from U.S. consumers' minds
The holiday shopping home stretch run starts this weekend, and U.S. retailers hope that dilly-dallying shoppers are ready to open up their wallets and get serious about spending. The 10 days before Christmas are the busiest of the season, with as much as 40 percent of total holiday sales coming then, according to analysts from the Telsey Advisory Group.
Nearly 50 years after they topped the charts with a novelty Christmas song, squeaky-voiced chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore return this holiday season in a computer-animated film with a modern twist.
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Some retailers reported stronger-than-expected November sales on Thursday, helped by a post-Thanksgiving rush and holiday discounts, but notable misses by others and a shift in the retail calendar left an unclear picture of the strength of the key holiday season.
The holiday tug-of-war is under way. U.S. retailers want to rack up sales now, not later. Consumers, however, are resisting, playing the waiting game for bigger discounts closer to Christmas. To win the battle, many retailers are enticing shoppers with so-called limited-time sales, hoping a deadline will convince them to spend money now -- and help stores avoid profit-crunching price cuts later in the season.
Eager shoppers stormed malls and stores across the country on Friday to snap up the early-bird specials that mark Black Friday, the first official day of the U.S. holiday shopping season. While shoppers were looking for giveaways and discounts, analysts and investors were watching for signs of consumer strength or weakness.
Will consumers’ expectations about a slightly downcast holiday shopping season turn into reality? With the Thanksgiving holiday over, shoppers are descending into stores today to find the best deals as the busiest time of the year kicks off for retailers.
There was no doubt that for the many baby-boomer parents in attendance, the title character of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical emerges as a surprisingly sympathetic figure.
Gauging retail success or failure for the holidays is an increasingly difficult, and often unreliable, endeavor.
Six in 10 U.S. consumers say a recession is likely in the next three to six months, a new survey on holiday spending said on Wednesday. A telephone survey found 45.7 percent of 1,000 respondents say a recession is somewhat likely, 14.3 percent said very likely and Forty percent said a recession was not likely
The chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday that he is optimistic about the Christmas season.
Major handset vendors have much more to gain than to lose from the buzz Apple Inc's coveted iPhone will create when it arrives in European stores for the key shopping season ahead of Christmas.
For those feeling left out in the pre-Christmas sales rush, there is no need to worry. As the New Year approaches, stores are still hungry for customers looking for a deal.
