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Stocks soar after big holiday shopping weekend
NEW YORK — Hopes for a more far-reaching solution to Europe’s debt crisis and a strong start to the U.S. shopping season sent stocks sharply higher Monday. Initial reports show […]
Retailers have a robust start to holiday season
More Americans hunted for bargains over the weekend than ever before as retailers lured them online and into stores with big discounts and an earlier-than-usual start to the holiday shopping […]
The nuts and bolts of Black Friday
NEW YORK — Ready. Set. Shop. The day after Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, kicks off the holiday shopping season. Each year, retailers open their doors early and offer shoppers deals […]
Grand opening for Arbors
This week, the Arbors at Baltimore Crossroads held its grand opening. The ribbon was cut on the 365-unit luxury market-rate rental apartment home community contained within the 1,000-acre Baltimore Crossroads@95 […]
Retail employees lash out at early Black Friday openings
MINNEAPOLIS — Count your blessings, then get to work. That may be Thanksgiving for more retail workers this year, as stores desperate to pull in buyers on the first weekend […]
Macy’s to open at midnight Thanksgiving Day
NEW YORK — Macy’s Inc. says it will open all of its namesake stores at midnight following Thanksgiving for the first time, becoming the latest retailer to extend hours on […]
Target announces midnight opening for Black Friday
NEW YORK — As the run-up to holiday shopping intensifies, Target Corp. is saying its stores will open at midnight on Thanksgiving Day for the first time this year. That’s […]
Baltimore sanitation yard gets gussied up
This week, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joined Department of Public Works Director Alfred H. Foxx for the re-opening of the Northwest Sanitation Yard – gussied up to become the new […]
Consumer spending surge fuels 2011 economic optimism
WASHINGTON — A strong start to the holiday season is raising confidence that the consumer is back and that 2011 could be a better year for the economy than expected. […]
Discounts lead to biggest retail gains in 4 years
NEW YORK — Generous discounts lured Americans to stores and online for holiday gifts in November, providing cheer and delivering the best gains for retailers in four years. That raises […]
Cyber Monday sales top $1 billion for first time
NEW YORK — Americans jumped on deals and promotions offered online on Cyber Monday, spending $1 billion and making it the busiest online shopping day ever, according to new data. […]
The metamorphosis of Cyber Monday
I once worked with an editor who bristled every year at this time. The reason? Stories about “Cyber Monday.” It was all marketing hokum, he said. How are the supposed […]
