Amazon's most-loved holiday gift ideas for 2021 revealed
Your search for holiday gift ideas ends here. Keep reading to browse some of Amazon's most-loved gifts of 2021, and learn about consolidating holiday debt when the gift-giving season is over.
Southwest Airlines extends gift of travel with new and returning routes
Southwest Airlines is extending its bookable flight schedule to summer 2022 just in time for the holiday season.
Miller Lite introduces Beernaments in time for Christmas
The ornaments will be available online while supplies last.
Holiday tipping guide: Who to tip and how much, according to survey
Creditcards.com released a new survey revealing how much Americans are tipping service workers this holiday season.
The most popular holiday movies set in each state
The list, based on a survey by Fandango streaming service VUDU, features a wide range of genres set around the Christmas holiday, from romantic comedies to kid flicks to action-adventures and Hallmark and Lifetime titles.
Pricey Chanel Advent calendar ripped on TikTok: 'I'm done'
Chanel's $825 Advent calendar has stirred some serious drama on social media.
Buy now, pay later is the new layaway: What are the pros and cons?
When Walmart announced it was ending its layaway program for the majority of its store categories in favor of a buy now, pay later format, social media users expressed their confusion and sadness with nostalgic tweets. Retail experts and financial lending providers aren’t surprised by the shift.
BLM corporate donors silent on group's call to boycott 'white companies'
Some of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation's biggest corporate donors have stayed silent after the group called on allies to only shop at Black-owned businesses this holiday season.
Holiday shipping: USPS deadlines you need to know
The U.S. Postal Service wants holiday shoppers to know that they should order and mail their packages ASAP.
Black Friday shopping declines as Cyber Monday expected to be top spending holiday of 2021
This holiday shopping season, consumers are ditching short-term Black Friday deals in favor of a more long-term online shopping strategy, according to a new report.
Thrift store owners prepare for wave of holiday shoppers as secondhand gifts become less taboo
Secondhand gifting has become a major trend during the pandemic
Watch out for holiday scams, FBI warns
The FBI's warning comes at a time when droves of consumers are purchasing holiday gifts online, making them more susceptible to these types of scams.
Looking to buy a drone this holiday? These are the FAA operating rules, regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration is urging pilots to follow its social media accounts over the next 12 days in order to understand how to properly own and operate a drone.
Mattel CEO feels ‘encouraged’ Biden will untangle supply chain crisis amid holiday season
Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz reflects on his meeting with the president regarding the supply chain crisis as the holiday season commences.
Holiday shoppers plan to spend nearly $1,000 this year, survey finds: 3 tips to avoid overspending
Consumers plan to spend $998 this holiday shopping season, according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) survey. Here's how you can overcome higher prices amid shipping delays and labor shortages to take advantage of holiday sales.
Cyber Monday sales total $10.7B, down 1.4% from last year
The total spent on Cyber Monday aligned with Adobe's earlier projection that consumers would spend between $10.2 billion and $11.3 billion.
Sunday airport travel: TSA screens most passengers since start of pandemic
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 2.4 million people at security checkpoints across the nation Sunday, marking a new pandemic high.
FAA warns against aiming holiday laser-light displays toward sky in effort to protect pilots
Amid the holiday season, the agency is urging anyone who is setting up laser-light displays to make sure their creations are aimed toward their home and not at the sky, in order to protect pilots who have reported being distracted and even temporarily blinded from such incidents every year, the FAA said.
Cyber Monday shopping: Consumers projected to spend up to $11.3B
Online shopping was also down on both Saturday and Sunday. Consumers spent a total of $4.5 billion on Nov. 27, down 4.3% year over year, while consumers spent $4.7 billion on Nov. 28, down 0.5% compared to 2020.
Salvation Army's racism guide tells White Americans racism is 'systemic' and colorblindness is harmful
A Salvation Army guide aimed at “courageous conversations about racism” asks “White Americans” to “stop trying to be ‘colorblind.’”