Articles tagged: holiday shopping

with poll: Shoppers disappoint U.S. retailers this holiday season

Posted: Dec 26, 2012

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Subdued mood in U.S. stores on the last holiday shopping weekend

Posted: Dec 24, 2012

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Column: Buy local movement: Why it really does make a difference

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Posted: Nov 24, 2012

Buy Local. Stay Local. Support Local. We hear the campaigns and we see the slogans, but do we understand it? Read more »

column: The only place in Ann Arbor to get your Christmas tree

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Posted: Dec 13, 2011

"A lot of people say the holiday season hasn't started until they drink the cheap booze in the trailer," says Duke Wagetha, CEO at Flatsnoots Christmas Trees Headquarters. Tree camp, as Duke refers to it, ... Read more »

food & grocery: A gifting guide for the holidays: Eco-friendly and locally-made options abound

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Posted: Dec 06, 2011

The food you eatand the wine you drinkare the landscape you create— Bainbridge Island, Wash. Vineyard and Winery If I've learned anything in the last couple of decades it's that mindless holiday shopping brings out my ... Read more »

Giving cash boosts economy during holiday shopping season

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Posted: Dec 07, 2009

Giving holiday presents is inefficient. Cash? That's a much better way to boost the economy. That's the conclusion of author Joel Waldfogel, whose says that, in pure economic terms, the nation would be better off ... Read more »