CRITICS, in whatever medium, tend to rave about anything that stands out — since they’ve waded through so much garbage that even the smallest spark of originality appears like the second coming of ...

Every year, retailers count on Halloween to cast a magic spell that lulls consumers into loosening their purse strings and gets them ready for the annual ritual of gift-giving that can make or break ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers have released a flood of advertisements this week urging consumers to spend their gift cards quickly, so that the companies issuing them can write off the income as ...

People around the world spend plenty on Halloween, but the holiday's economic impact in the US is staggering. Across the US, the National Retail Foundation (NRF) expects 2023's Halloween spending to ...