Candy, Flowers and Gifts

Valentine's Day: Four socially responsible ways to celebrate

2013-02-07 07:00:00

I love love. When it comes to Valentine’s Day, though, I’d rather skip the whole ordeal and enjoy a date night with my husband on any other night in February. The only thing more dreadful than prix fixe Valentine’s meals are the...

Introducing the Facebook card: Social network debuts gift cards

2013-01-31 10:12:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is rolling out a new commerce product: gift cards. The move is an expansion of its Gifts program. The preloaded cards will work with retailers in the real world. Initial launch partners are Jamba Juice, Olive Garden,...

Holiday procrastination: 17 million Americans will shop Christmas Eve

2012-12-20 10:35:00

The swamped malls, crowded parking lots and frantic delivery companies say it all: Christmas crunch time is here for the two-thirds of Americans who still haven’t finished their holiday shopping. That’s 132 million people trying to figure...

In Ontario, parents shop Black Friday sales for children's gifts

2012-11-23 13:05:00

Jimmy Martinez of Moreno Valley huddled in the electronic section of the Toys"R"Us store in Ontario on Friday, looking for a MobiGo for his 4-year-old son. The handheld game console, loaded with educational games, cost $30 -- half off the usual price....

Shopping: Beach-town boutiques from Venice to Laguna

2012-07-08 00:00:00

With summer in full swing, it's time to hit the beach — for sunning, yes, but also for shopping. There's a new level of sophistication in shopping along the coast. Locally owned boutiques with a curated point of view are changing the flavor of...

Sexy kitty costumes at work on Halloween: A do or a don't?

2012-10-25 07:00:00

More than half of American workers will participate in Halloween festivities at work this year, but employees planning skimpy costumes for the cubicle might want to reconsider. Only about 1 in 10 workers will dress up for the holiday, according to a...

Mom: The $18.6-billion economic machine

2012-05-11 07:51:00

Besides Christmas, there’s nothing quite like the Mother’s Day shopping scramble: $3.4 billion on brunch or dinner, $1.6 billion on clothing an accessories, $1.3 billion on getaways and pampering, all amounting to a big $18.6-billion thank you...

Los Angeles: $50 gift card and a room at Orlando hotel for $219

2011-12-02 06:05:00

Special holiday shopping destinations in the L.A. area

2011-12-02 16:32:11

14 offbeat gifts for writers

2011-12-16 16:34:35

Digging into the gift closet for last-minute presents

2011-12-21 16:34:38

Holidays are deemed 'modest success' for retailers

2012-01-06 00:00:00

State comptroller Peter Franchot, left, chats with Pam Pahl of Pahl's Farm in Granite. The flowers he was buying for his wife are not covered in the tax-free program.

2011-08-14 00:00:00

Most of the art Gardner purchases veers toward the comical or surreal, but over the years he acquired several pieces by Jane DeDecker, whose pieces featuring children and mothers are of a more sentimental nature.

2010-08-11 16:38:31

Harborplace shoppers buy Christmas presents.

2010-06-30 14:11:08