The Pulse of the Shopping Season- Prices Key for Toy Sellers with Santa on a Budget
Toy retailers and makers plan to make the best of it by offering more deals and cut-price versions of more expensive toys that they hope will spur parents to spend even if they're scrimping elsewhere. Two influential lists of expected hot holiday toys show only one over $100.
- Trouble in Toy Land
CNBC's Margaret Brennan looks at the bottom line for retailers in today's Holiday Central report.
- Survey: Spending Up 6%
The CNBC Holiday Central Survey finds that Americans appear ready to up their holiday spending a healthy 6% over last year, reports CNBC's Steve Liesman.
- Prices Key for Toy Sellers with Santa on a Budget
The Latest On Consumers and Retailers- High-End Toys for a Discount
High-end cars, yachts and jets are selling for a discount, reports CNBC's Margaret Brennan
- Luxury Retail Roundup
A look at how the luxury retail sector performed this holiday season, with CNBC's Margaret Brennan
- Pain in Retail
It was a painful Christmas for retailers, and Mark Belford, of Stifel Nicolaus, and Jennifer Herber, of Stephens Inc., share their insight. Jordan Kotick, of Barclay's, takes a look at what the charts are saying about the sector.
- High-End Toys for a Discount
Analysis, Insights And Trends
- More Losers Than Winners This Year
Discount and dollar stores are back in fashion and back in the black. Just about everyone else has his back to the wall.
- Outlook: Ho, Ho, Horrible
What cheer? Sales may actually fall for the first time in thirty years, as consumers tighten their belts amid a slumping economy and shrinking job market.
- Everyone Has A Budget This Season
Holiday spending can get out of hand in a hurry, forcing many families to start the New Year mired in credit card debt, so hard times warrant a harder look at your budget.
Tips For Shoppers
How to save on gifts, shipping and time- Giving On A Tight Budget
Overspending and the holidays go hand and hand, but it doesn't have to be that way. Here's twelve ways to be frugal without being cheap.
- Common Budget-Busting Mistakes
Trying to please everyone and have fun doing it in the process is hard enough, so use some common sense and a bit of guile.
- Stress-Free Holiday Shipping
Finding the gifts is one thing, getting them to the recipients on time can sometimes be quite another -- especially without spending a small fortune
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