30
Nov
Its not a holy day, but the sanctity of Thanksgiving is something that retailers have mostly respected until now. This is shaping up to be the year when more early-bird retailers finally break that last taboo and push their opening hours all the way back from Black Friday to Thanksgiving Day. Wal-Mart will offer discounts [...]
Tags: Shopping
30
Nov
PARK CITY An estimated 100 million Americans will make online purchases Monday, capitalizing on Web deals offered by retailers on Cyber Monday the Internet equivalent of Black Friday. Thats good news for Internet-based businesses such as Backcountry.com, an online retailer of high-end outdoor gear. It is definitely our kickoff to the shopping season, said Marit [...]
Tags: Companies
30
Nov
Last weeks column was all about New Orleans. This week, its all about the seven-day cruise from The Big Easy on Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the Seas to Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Falmouth, Jamaica. And there were problems. Traffic nightmares, a new port terminal (not quite finished), new staff, new ship (the biggest ever to [...]
Tags: Voyage
29
Nov
1 of 4. A shopper drags boxes of televisions through the aisles at Best Buy on the shopping day dubbed Black Friday in Framingham, Massachusetts November 25, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Adam Hunger
Tags: Shopping
29
Nov
Nov 15, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies paid less for gas, new cars and other goods in October to drive down wholesale prices for the first time since June. Inflation pressures are easing largely because the costs of oil and other commodities have declined. The Producer Price Index dropped 0.3 percent in October, the Labor [...]
Tags: Companies
29
Nov
The London Olympic Games may do wonders for the city’s reputation and provide a great advertisement for the English capital, yet leisure tourism may suffer as a result. When it was announced that London would be the scene for the next Olympic Games in 2012, huge numbers of people were rejoicing. Amongst these celebrators were [...]
Tags: Leisure
28
Nov
MEADVILLE At many area stores, its begun to look a lot like Christmas. In a lot of cases, it was even before Halloween costumes and candy were taken off the shelves. And for an increasing number of workers at some national retail chains, its looking like there may be little to no Thanksgiving at all [...]
Tags: Shopping
28
Nov
Cliff Hamiltons red-hot net 60 was the top round of the day by Leisure Town mens club players at Green Tree on Wednesday. First-flight leaders were Bruce Lassiter (70), Joe Conrey (70) and Andy Wedman (73). Bob Snyder (66) won the second flight, with Jim Mayoral (67) second and Jerry Horan (70) third. Hamilton ran [...]
Tags: Leisure
28
Nov
DELRAY BEACH, FL, Nov 15, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Pineapple Grove, Downtown Delray’s popular art district, welcomes back its signature Thanksgiving Weekend art festival with a wide variety of handmade art, featuring the distinctive styles of the country’s top artists. The artistic media represented include paintings, life size sculpture, photography, glass, wood, jewelry, collage [...]
Tags: Art
28
Nov
South Sound Adventures: Dirty Girls, Cool Trails and Running Groups One womans discovery of the art of running after signing up for a half-marathon.
Tags: Adventures
