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Christine Carter of Epps Consulting will be featured on a segment to discuss Mother’s Day gift ideas for ABC2News. If your store or your shopping district plans to offer incredible deals for Mother’s Day, or your store offers unique gifts you’d like to promote to a large audience, please email Christine by May 1st!
Retailers are likely to see more green this St. Patrick’s Day, according to a recent survey from the National Retail Federation.
If you want to make your sweetheart fall in love with you all over again (or for the first time), you have to find them the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. The perfect gift should be thoughtful and exciting, but it doesn’t have to be expensive. Christine Carter, owner of Epps Consulting did all of the dirty work for you! She found some of the most creative gifts on the planet!
Love is less in the air for couples this Valentine’s day, as many curb spending on each other, and instead open their wallets for family, friends, co-workers and even pets, a survey said today.
Independent stores nationwide seem to have done as well or better than the chain-dominated retail industry during the 2009 holidays, according to a survey issued Thursday.
U.S. retailers largely saw a strong finish to the 2009 holiday season even though sales fell at apparel chains and department stores in December, according to MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse.
A more upbeat outlook on jobs pushed Americans’ confidence in the economy higher in December for the second month in a row, a survey released last Tuesday said.
Throughout the holiday season, they had dutifully shopped for others, searching the malls from Ann Taylor to Zales to find the perfect gifts for family and friends. Their Christmas lists were long, and so were the lines. Always, the clock was ticking.
What are the state laws when it comes to returning merchandise? Find out right here as Christine Carter speaks with Megan of ABC2News on Good Morning Maryland.
A massive snowstorm slammed much of the eastern U.S., chilling but not dashing retailers’ hopes for strong sales in the final days before Christmas.
Trying to snag last minute shoppers ahead of Christmas, Macy’s is going round-the-clock at Tysons Corner Center.
Alert the followers of Emily Post. And tell other authors of famous etiquette books that it’s time to update some of the rules: Including a sales receipt with a holiday gift is no longer as gauche as eating your salad with the wrong fork or ordering a blush zinfandel at dinner.
Retailers get as much as they can into - and out of - the totes they give to customers. The bags are stuffed with brand messaging, designed to remind shoppers to visit a particular shop and pique their curiosity about what might be inside.
Online sales in the U.S. rose 16 percent today from a year ago as consumers hunted for bargains on Cyber Monday, according to online marketing firm Coremetrics.
Make a good impression with a present that won’t empty your pockets. Here’s a few gift ideas that are both thoughtful and reasonably priced.
Quirky, distinctive local stores always need to stay nimble to survive and thrive in the very competitive world of retail. This year, they face two additional big challenges posed by the recession. One is that shoppers will spend less this holiday season, and the other is that conditions for many are so dire that more people will shop at big-chain discounters.
This gift-giving season, $25 and under is the place to be.
Think someone on your holiday gift list wants zit cream for Christmas? Ink cartridges for Hanukkah? Perhaps a little Cheez Whiz for Festivus? Looks like they may get such practical gifts, whether they want them or not.
Holiday sales figures are expected to be in the doldrums this year because consumers, hit with unemployment, tighter finances and jitters about the economy, are planning to spend less on gifts. The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to dip 1 percent, the second-worst holiday season since 1995, with two-thirds of customers saying the economy will affect their holiday plans.
