The National Retail Federation has issued a prediction that may not come as a surprise to many struggling retailers and cash-strapped consumers: holiday retail industry sales will decline this year for a second year in a row. According to the NRF, consumer fears over job security and home values are the main forces that will drive down consumer spending this year.
The trade group’s forecast predicts that sales in the months of November and December will decline about 1 percent from 2008 to $437.6 billion, which would still be a significant improvement over last year’s decline of 3.4 percent. However, these …read more

Today is it folks. It’s crunch time. Basically, if all your Christmas shopping is not done, well, you know. Things just don’t look real good. If you can find any deals, anywhere, I say go for it. There are only a few hours left. Kristen made this post a few weeks back about some Liz Claiborne sweaters that looked pretty good. Doubtful if you can get your hands on these in time for tomorrow, but it’s worth looking into if you can find a Liz store near you.
It’s pretty much a given that all online shopping is is nixed for delivery by …read more