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Expanded Christmas Village returns to Baltimore for 12th year
Christmas Village in Baltimore has returned to the city’s Inner Harbor to celebrate its 12th season with an expanded footprint.
Small retailers capitalized on strengths for holiday season
Independent retailers who’ve had a successful holiday season say they took advantage of the fact that there are strengths in not being huge. Store owners report they were able to […]
Baltimore’s enduring eccentricities shine at Christmas
From kitschy ornaments to model train extravaganzas and a holiday song dedicated to bottom-feeding crustaceans, Baltimore‘s unique brand of quirky creativity really shines at Christmas. For moviemaker John Waters, the […]
Island of misfit toys, UPS expects 1.3M returns in one day
Christmas is the season of giving, and January the month of returns. UPS expects to deliver 1.3 million packages back to retailers on Jan. 5, celebrated by the delivery service, […]
Christmas on a sundae
Local shop offers a new ice cream flavor that plays off Jewish traditions for Christmas.
Marathon to finish: Stores stay open as holiday shopping hits wire
NEW YORK — Some stores are ending the holiday shopping season the same way they began it — with round-the-clock, marathon shopping hours. Kohl’s for the first time is staying […]
Subscription businesses keep gifts going all year
NEW YORK — Sex toys. French films. Star Wars action figures. Erotic photos. What do these things have in common? They’re the gifts that keep on giving — about every […]
Small Business Saturday popular with state’s main streets
Going small is getting big on Maryland’s main streets. In its fourth year, Small Business Saturday seems to be building momentum.
More and more, Thanksgiving becomes another shopping day
NEW YORK — Last Thanksgiving Day, Kimberly Mudge Via’s mother, sister and nieces left in the middle of their meals to head for the mall. Now, Via says she’ll never […]
iPads face toughest holiday competition yet
NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook believes Santa’s sleigh will be loaded with iPads this Christmas, but a variety of competing tablets are sure to be along for the […]
D.C. no help to retailers already skittish about holidays
NEW YORK — Will Washington be the Grinch who stole Christmas? After weeks of bickering between Congress and the White House, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a […]
Christmas, New Year’s travel busiest in 6 years
NEW YORK — This Christmas travel season could be the busiest in six years, with AAA predicting that 93.3 million Americans will hit the road. That’s 1.6 percent more than […]
