Smithsonian Associates is taking a look at some of the rich tapestry behind these traditions, and introduces one you might ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture wants residents to support local farmers this holiday season by buying Missouri Grown products. The Missouri Grown USA initiative showcases ...

The holiday shopping campaigns have already begun: by way of TV ads, emails, social media, and — increasingly — catalogs. Yes, real paper ads that arrive in your mailbox, those are becoming more ...

When you think of livestock on the northeastern Colorado plains, reindeer probably don’t come to mind. But, Brett Krager, of New Raymer, has found his niche raising and breeding reindeer and lighting ...

Holiday shoppers of a certain age remember thumbing through seasonal catalogs, and while you might still be able to get a printed Macy's holiday catalog, most stores and outlets have evolved their ...

For the first time, Santa Claus will make special appearances at all Nordstrom stores, offering holiday photos through Shutterfly. Flagship stores in New York and Seattle will feature interactive ...

With a 100-page gift guide, Nordstrom wants to find customers where they are — at home. By Max Berlinger “I’m a big fan of tactile, old school ways of communicating,” said Olivia Kim, the senior vice ...

The Amazon Holiday Kids Gift Book, which recently hit mailboxes months ahead of Christmas, has become the modern child's wish book--a glossy stand-in for the toy store aisles their parents once roamed ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Oct 6, 2025 at 9:22 am October 6, 2025 at 9:22 am ...

NEW YORK (AP) — With summer in full swing in the United States, retail executives are sweating a different season. It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, a time when businesses that make and sell ...