Topic: Kathy Grannis

Thrift is Cool for Back to School

The Street - 195 days ago
Back-to-school season is the perfect time to take a look at thrift stores. Once seen as dingy, dirty and for the poor, they've come into their own...

Americans Plan to Have a Blast this Fourth of July

FOX Business - 230 days ago
For many Americans, Fourth of July marks the official start of summer and based on recent surveys, most of us plan to celebrate despite the abysmal...

Retailers Fail To Cash In on Father's Day

Minyanville - 248 days ago
Father's Day in the retail world usually means unloading ties, steering-wheel covers and electronic gadgets onto frazzled gift givers, but dads ...

Why the Easter Bunny Is a Retail Beast

Minyanville - 329 days ago
The Easter Bunny may look fluffy and cute, but retailers know there's a lot of consumer-toned muscle beneath that fuzzy exterior. . Easter may not ...

Consumers Get A Break From Retail Holidays

The Street - 350 days ago
If it seems like a long stretch between the Presidents Day and Easter holidays, imagine how it feels for retailers. If you go roughly two months...

How You Can Profit From the Return of the American Consumer

The Street - 437 days ago
Investment U's Advisory Panelist It didn't take a genius to see how the situation would unfold... Towards the end of 2009, with the U.S. economy...

Halloween Facts 2010

National Geographic - 465 days ago
Get the facts on Halloween 2010 and Halloween history, this year's most popular costumes, record-breaking pumpkins, and more in National Geographic News's Halloween roundup.. European immigrants brought Halloween to the United States, and the celebration really gathered steam in the ...

What Moms Really Want For Mother's Day

Forbes - 1014 days ago
Every Mother's Day, my two sisters and I travel home to Pittsburgh to spend the weekend with our mom and participate in the Race for the Cure. Americans will spend an average of $123.89 a person on Mother's Day ...