There’s a (Required) App for That Kelli B. Grant / SmartMoney If you’re looking for a cutting edge way to track your blood pressure or play ball, there’s an app for that. In fact, a whole host of hot new gadgets won’t live up to their potential until buyers add an accompanying smartphone app that […]

Bealls names new president Kevin McQuaid / Sarasota Herald-Tribune Bealls Inc. on Thursday announced it had tapped a retail apparel veteran with experience leading chains ranging from Lane Bryant to Christopher & Banks to be president of its department stores. Lorna E. Nagler, 53, began work Wednesday at the Bradenton-based chain, which operates 530 stores […]

Christmas Eve shoppers avoid crowds Rick Ruggles / Omaha World-Herald The shop clock expired Friday with a pop, not a bang. Malls in the metro area attracted reasonably high numbers of customers, but they were far from swamped. Janice Opal wore a Santa hat as she roamed Mall of the Bluffs in Council Bluffs for […]

Sarasota-area cash registers ringing loudly Kevin McQuaid / Sarasota Herald-Tribune Shoppers are flooding Southwest Florida stores in the days leading up to Christmas, providing a much needed — and hoped for — boost to area retailers. At the SuperTarget off University Parkway late Wednesday morning, holiday buyers packed aisles to sift through merchandise, seek bargains […]

7 tips to use to get deals, make returns Ely Portillo / Charlotte Observer With Christmas and gift-giving one day behind us, it’s time to hit the stores again. This time, shoppers are searching for day-after-Christmas bargains and trying to quietly return that unwanted gift – maybe the sweater their mother-in-law gave them. We talked […]

It’s crunch time for last-minute holiday shoppers Hubble Smith / Las Vegas Review-Journal It’s crunch time in the holiday shopping season, time to check your list twice and make one final drive to department stores and malls for those last-minute gifts. After nearly a week of steady rainfall, Las Vegas is feeling some pent-up demand […]