The holidays are alleged to include tidings of comfort and joy, and maybe those will come to pass. But in between, a vortex looms for shoppers looking to spend some of their pent-up savings.
The main culprit: a supply chain meltdown that stretches from manufacturing plants in Asia to retailers' shelves. You can blame that for a shortage of items including appliances, hot electronics and (sorry, kids) toys.
Holiday shopping stays online while spending begins to stabilize | Coronavirus | baytownsun.com
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The research is based on survey responses on over 6,000 consumers from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, and Canada. The results take a closer look at how COVID-19 is affecting how consumers spend their money this holiday season, where they spend it, and what they spend it on. Key U.S.
Marion Hedges, struck by falling shopping cart 10 years ago, speaks out
It was just one day before Halloween 10 years ago when a mother of two, Marion Hedges, set out to a shopping mall in East Harlem with her son to pick up some candy.
Two 12-year-old boys who'd been playing on the mall walkway four floors above her pushed a shopping cart over the edge, where it fell more than 70 feet before crashing down on top of Hedges and just missing her son.
Serbia is on a shopping spree for weapons | The Economist
"C OME WITH me," says Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's president. "Now you are going to see a smile on my face!" From the terrace of Belgrade's presidency building he points at skyscrapers shooting up and declares triumphantly: "Like a phoenix rising from the ashes!"
Other former Yugoslav states worry that Serbia's army is also rising from the ashes. During a petty dispute with Kosovo about car number-plates in September, Serbia flew warplanes close to the border and deployed armoured vehicles to cow its smaller neighbour.
How Holiday Shopping Will Be Different This Year – Press Room - Montclair State University
Holiday gatherings will look different from last year, with many families vaccinated and travel restrictions loosened – but what's under the tree may also be a departure from years past.
Social media trends, new payment options and global supply chain issues will make for an unprecedented holiday shopping experience. Here, four Montclair State consumer and economy experts share predictions and observations about the most wonderful time of the year.
ALDI wants shoppers to know holiday shopping may look different this year
BRAZIL - 2021/09/01: In this photo illustration, an Aldi logo seen displayed on a smartphone along with a shopping cart. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Shopping in 2021 has been a challenge for many. There have been shortages across the board, with many chains, including Starbucks having to post notices about their menu items not being available.
How to Get Ahead on Budgeting for Holiday Shopping (and Shipping) in Advance
Now that the holidays are once again right around the corner, it's time to start planning (and budgeting for) your festivities. While that often involves travel, it almost always involves shopping.
Of course, it doesn't have to be that way. As financial experts reveal, with a little planning, you can get a head start on holiday shopping (and shipping) and dodge a lot of that excess spending — and excess stress. Here's a look at what they had to say.
Ticked off! @shopping carts - Orlando Sentinel
I'm ticked off that someone doesn't appreciate the good job Maya Bialik is doing at Jeopardy especially after the mess they made with their executive producer.
To the person ticked off at the lack of smooth roads in Winter Park - maybe those signs entering the city that say "Drive With Extraordinary Care" are warning you of damage to your vehicle because the roads are terrible.
How soon is too soon for holiday shopping? | WKRN News 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It's not even November and yet, supply chain issues could be causing delays for the holidays.
How soon is too soon to start holiday shopping? Some wait until after Thanksgiving, but with a stressed supply chain, should we start now?
Indianapolis buys Twin Aire shopping plaza critical to redevelopment
The city plans to solicit ideas from developers on what to do with the sites beginning in spring or summer of 2022, McCoy said. Bids on the project itself — whatever that may entail — would hopefully occur by the end of 2022.
Both residents and the city, however, have expressed a desire to keep a grocery store in the neighborhood. Kroger's lease on the property ends in 2024, but the store has the right to renew its lease three more times to 2049, according to the city.
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