Holiday sales are expected to grow at the slowest pace in six years as shoppers worry about jobs, the housing and stock markets and high gas and food prices, according to a forecast from the National Retail Federation being released Tuesday. ...more

September 23, 2008

In seven years of selling school supplies, Traci Torres cannot remember a back-to-school shopping season shaping up as gloomy as this one. ...more

August 1, 2008

There often are items in local classrooms that parents and students may take for granted. ...more

July 11, 2008

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will speak Monday at the National Retail Federation conference, detailing his agency's efforts in breaking up a multimillion-dollar retail crime ring in January. ...more

June 19, 2008

This summer, Jeff Bridges and his wife and daughter will fly to Poland - first class, no less - for a European vacation by paying for one ticket and cashing in 160,000 airline rewards points for the other two. ...more

February 15, 2008

The nation's economic doldrums may be taking a toll on the gift-giving industry, but flower-toting romantics continue to pull out their wallets come Valentine's Day. ...more

February 12, 2008

Super Bowl Sunday may be the biggest day of the year for football fans, but it's also a big day for people who sell big-screen TVs, recliners and pizza. ...more

February 1, 2008

More evidence of a dramatic slowdown in consumer spending surfaced Monday, as Sears Holdings Corp. warned a drop in sales would result in a profit shortfall and the world's largest retail trade group issued a downbeat sales forecast for 2008. ...more

January 15, 2008

Red pumps. Silver slingbacks. Bronze flats. Black suede boots. Size 7 1/2, please. ...more

January 6, 2008

The latest mixed bag of news for retailers hails from cyberspace: holiday e-commerce sales were robust but showed their slowest-ever growth, industry analysts projected. ...more

December 31, 2007