Target may be planning to add something that's chic but certainly not cheap to some of its stores. Sources say Apple will open small stores within 25 of Target's largest stores later this year. But you may be surprised about which ones.
That's what retailers anxious to lure holiday shoppers are hoping to find out with their latest innovation: Walmart, Kmart, Sears and eBay are all testing versions of the "real" online store.
Looking for a last-minute costume is easy these days. In strip malls across the country, temporary Halloween stores have popped up like an orange-spotted rash. But not so long ago, it was a very different holiday.
Halloween spending is expected to grow 3.9% in 2010 to $6.2 billion, a rebound from a disappointing 2009. Given the scary economy, laughing at the ghouls and goblins of Halloween is a good way to blow off steam.
