When Debra Schriber wants to buy Christmas toys for her two grandchildren, she makes the one-hour drive from Okeechobee to the Kmart store in Lakeshore Mall, selects what she wants and puts them on layaway with the store. ...more

November 20, 2009

Google offers peek at operating system Google Inc.'s new operating system, which is designed to bypass computer hard drives and work totally through the Internet, got its first public exposure Thursday. ...more

November 20, 2009

The upcoming Christmas season is supposed to be tough going for retail, analysts have said. ...more

November 6, 2009

Chain stores are heading into the holiday season with more optimism. ...more

November 5, 2009

Today is Wednesday, which means this must be Black Friday. Yes, every day is now Black Friday in the world of retail shopping. ...more

November 4, 2009

Bippidy Boppidy Boo! ...more

October 26, 2009

Tarpon Springs police are looking for three men suspected of raping someone in a shopping center parking lot Saturday night ...more

October 4, 2009

Sears Holdings Corp. aims to get an edge over its competition this holiday season by getting shoppers to start saving for Christmas presents now through a new card that mimics an old-fashioned Christmas club account. ...more

August 18, 2009

Just in time for the holiday weekend, millions of baby floats are being recalled because the leg straps can tear, dumping a child into the water. ...more

July 3, 2009

PRODUCT REVIEW: Mega-T Green Tea Gum; available at Albertsons, Eckerd, Kmart, Wal-Mart and Publix; $2.99 for 12 pieces. ...more

May 23, 2009