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Bank of America Accepting Donations for American Red Cross’ Haitian Relief Efforts at All U.S. Banking Centers
In addition, Bank of America announced it will, at a customer’s request, waive associated foreign transaction fees for customers making a donation with a Bank of America debit or credit card to charitable organizations supporting Haitian relief efforts. This follows an announcement made yesterday by Visa, Mastercard and American Express to waive fees to select charities [...]
Continue reading...Surviving the Post-Holiday Shopping Blues
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
MMI offers advice on how to celebrate the New Year debt-free Opening gifts is a ton of fun. Opening the resulting bills is not. Yet every holiday season millions of consumers use their credit cards to buy gifts when they don’t have cash. During the next couple of weeks, those bills will start rolling in and a [...]
Continue reading...Five Gifts to Give Yourself in the New Year
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
The Best Gifts Don’t Always Come Wrapped in a Pretty Package The holidays are a wonderful time full of having fun with friends and family and giving gifts to the people we care about. For many consumers, however, the joy of the season will soon be replaced by the stress of paying holiday debt. “It is easy [...]
Continue reading...Avoid Return Gotchas Before Buying a Gift
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
This year retailers impose stricter guidelines, especially on open items Even the most fool-proof gifts are subject to returns during shopping. In fact, 19% of people plan on returning a gift after the holidays, according to a recent Consumer Reports poll. But returning items may not be as easy or affordable as in years past. Holiday [...]
Continue reading...Last Minute Gift Dash Is Prime Time for Identity Thieves
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
AARP Idaho Provides Simple Tips to Protect Your Credit During Holiday Season The last minute shopping rush is on and identity thieves are banking on consumers being careless, especially in making on-line purchases with credit cards. As on-line holiday purchases have just passed the $10 million mark, cyber criminals are taking note and increasingly looking to [...]
Continue reading...Borders Stores in Markets Hit Hard by Snow Open Until Midnight Dec. 21-23
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Borders Stores in Tri-State and D.C. Areas, Connecticut, Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Dig Out, Welcome Shoppers with Extended Hours, Great Gifts for all Budgets Borders is coming to the holiday shopping rescue of consumers impacted by this past weekend’s snow storms. Beginning today, Dec. 21 through Wed., Dec. 23, Borders stores throughout Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, [...]
Continue reading...Santa Text Messages Sponsored
Monday, December 14, 2009
Christmas can be a happy and stressful time of the year for parents and with the economy in the doldrums, CitizenTax.com is sponsoring ‘Santa Says Hi,’ a text messaging service for new and returning customers at www.santasayshi.com. Santa will text a series of messages updating his progress toward Christmas morning for $7.77. J. Gregg Rollins, [...]
Continue reading...Last-Minute, Budget Holiday Gifts: Unique Gifts from $10 to $70
Saturday, December 12, 2009
People are always experiencing some sort of Financial Crunch, but they never lose their “CENTS” of humor or desire for seriously rich chocolate. This season “Bite Back” with Sweet Assets Chocolate Gifts, the premier source for shopping chocolate gifts. Recognizing there are likely many interesting characters on your gift-giving list, Sweet Assets Chocolates highlights 8 unique [...]
Continue reading...Critical Tips for Safe Online-Shopping During the Holidays
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Once reserved for crowded malls and brick-and-mortar stores, shopping for the holidays has experienced a dramatic shift to online retailers. Unfortunately, it’s also a lucrative season for phishers and fraudsters, who use the jump in online traffic to illegally obtain the identities of unsuspecting online shoppers. To help, Entrust Inc. provides easy security tips to [...]
Continue reading...Vail Real Estate Suffers; Creativity is a Must for Sellers
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Resort real estate at exclusive destinations such as Vail, Aspen, or Telluride has often been immune to economic ups and downs. Property values have not always appreciated, but these markets have typically remained stable. The markets are small and desirable, which would offset many economic impacts. That’s not the case in 2009. Currently these markets are [...]
Continue reading...Black Friday Online Retail Sales Reached $5.6 Million in Just One Minute at 12:59
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The busiest minute for online shopping and retail sales saw a 131% like-for-like increase on last year Between 12:00 and 13:00 retail sales peaked at $183 million, an increase of 61% Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, ended on a high at $3B, up 52% Retail Decisions (ReD), a world leader in card fraud prevention, [...]
Continue reading...Black Friday Shopping: 2009 Online Statistics
Monday, November 30, 2009
PriceGrabber.com, a part of Experian, revealed today that shopping enthusiasts continued to take advantage of Black Friday promotions and incentives in popular product categories, such as MP3 Players, Plasma & LCD TVs and GPS. The most sought-after products on Black Friday 2009 included Wii(TM) Console, nuvi® 265WT GPS and Apple iPod® touch 8GB. PriceGrabber.com’s recent holiday [...]
Continue reading...2009 Will be a Bumper Thanksgiving for Online Retailers
Friday, November 27, 2009
Retail Decisions (ReD) predicts that 2009 will be a lucrative Thanksgiving shopping for retailers as online retail sales could hit $51 billion (1) over the holiday season, up 23% on last year’s $41.4 billion(2). ReD, a world leader in card fraud prevention, payment processing and a card issuer, screens some sixteen billion card [...]
Continue reading...Holding on to the Holidays
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Traditions are at the heart of the African-American culture, proudly carried from generation to generation, especially during the holiday shopping season. Whether hosting Kwanzaa celebrations, tree-trimming parties, or just gathering to share a meal, most holiday traditions provide the bond that keeps the family close and connected. During these challenging economic times, nearly half (43 percent) [...]
Continue reading...Entrepreneurs Thrive During Hard Times According to Babson/Baruch U.S. GEM Report
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Entrepreneurial and business activities show positive signs during these hard times, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2008 National Entrepreneurial Assessment for the United States of America, produced by Babson College and Baruch College. * Entrepreneurship Increases: Total entrepreneurial activity (TEA) increased to 10.8% in 2008 from 9.6% in 2007. * Opportunity Obsessed: Opportunity continues to [...]
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