WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Retail sales in the United States were flat in the week ending Nov. 21, the International Council of Shopping Centers-USB reported Tuesday.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Michigan's Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of overused words and phrases -- including "perfect storm" and "organic."
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Holiday shopping in New York has become a rougher proposition with desperate shoppers sometimes resorting to violence and cursing to get their way.
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A number of Web sites plan to give U.S. shoppers a preview of their sales for Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Retail sales in the United States last week fell 3.1 percent, an industry group said Tuesday. The International Council of Shopping Centers also said that, for the week ending Dec. 3, retail sales fell on a year-over-year basis by 3.5 percent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- As the busiest travel period of the year in the United States approaches, experts say more people are trying to avoid the crunch by leaving early.
NEW YORK, July 20 (UPI) -- "Friends" actress Courteney Cox Arquette says she's still close to her co-stars from the NBC hit and wants to get together for a Thanksgiving reunion show.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. bargain hunters boosted sales for the week after Christmas by 5 percent compared to a year earlier, USA Today reported Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- American Express said Friday an estimated 35 percent of American consumers plan to shop or browse at stores, malls or on the Web for holiday gift items the day
