Christmas News

New Centre for Consumer Science report on Christmas gifts
( University of Gothenburg ) The stereotypical Christmas gift shopper is a stressed-to-the-max individual with a filled-to-the-rim shopping cart in a busy shopping mall. The shopping hysteria during the weeks before Christmas is frequently debated in the media. Professor Helene Brembeck from the University of Gothenburg is moving the focus from the Christmas overflow as something entirely bad to ...

Christmas Market is a hit
Go hungry to the Vancouver Christmas Market. Picked as one of Frommer's most spectacular, the market offers lots to eat and drink.

Christmas cheer boosts Hallenstein Glasson earnings
Christmas shoppers got the tills ringing at Hallensteins and Glassons stores, helping the retailer raise its earnings guidance for the half-year. read more

Christmas Cheer program finds numbers not so cheery
COLLINGWOOD — The Community Christmas Cheer Board has released their first annual report which portrays a shocking look at the challenges faces by area residents.[...]

Retail sees Christmas cheer despite slow sales
There was a surprise fall in retail turnover in the key Christmas shopping period, with official figures showing sales were sluggish in December.Sales came in at $20.88 billion in the month, down 0.1 per ...

Christmas sales fail to boost retailers
There was a surprise fall in retail turnover in the key Christmas shopping period, with official figures showing sales were sluggish in December.

Christmas sales boost territory's retail result
The ACT has fought its way back from being one of the worst retail performers to record the best Christmas boost to sales in the country, new figures show.

Shoppers cut back in January after Christmas splurge
Shoppers in January "returned to reality" after splashing out over Christmas, according to figures, which show sales fell during the first month of the year.

Operation Christmas Card touches servicemanâs heart
Cathy Perfect/Kern Valley Sun The project – belatedly dubbed Operation Christmas Card – took planning. It took time. And, in the end, some finger-crossing.

Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) puts on a show
It is hard to imagine flowers blooming outdoors in February, but the Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) delights gardeners with its charming pure white blooms that emerge from the plant even when frost and snow lie on the ground.

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