Christina Cheddar Berk is a news editor at a CNBC.com. Before joining CNBC, she was a special writer at Dow Jones Newswires and a guest columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Cheddar Berk was part of a team of reporters who received a Society of American Business Editors and Writers award for breaking news coverage. She also has worked as an associate editor for "The World Almanac" and an assistant editor for "Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia."
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Disneyland likely says it gives visitors to its theme parks the royal treatment, but if you want to see the park through the eyes of a real prince be prepared to pay up.
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For the third-straight year, consumer electronics sales faded in the later part of the holiday season as shoppers made purchases early in order to take advantage of heavily promoted Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, according to a study.
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Retail sales reports from a handful of retailers on Thursday will provide another peek at holiday spending and help gauge how consumer spending is shaping up. But the expected dour reports may not foreshadow a poor 2013 for retailers.
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Hummus sales are booming, and Sabra is on a quest to convince Americans to eat even more. Is it the next peanut butter?
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At a recent investor conference, the focus was clearly on the high-end retailers and luxury products.
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The move left analysts scratching their heads and prompted price target cuts and downgrades of the company's stock.
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Companies are paying close attention to what their customers say, even going so far as to revamp product manufacturing.
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