Tips for Many Happy Returns: More Consumers Including Receipts with Holiday Gifts

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec 11, 2006/ --- More people will be finding a gift receipt tucked in with their presents this holiday season, according to the latest National Retail Federation (NRF) Survey. [more]

Shop.org Offers Ten Tips for Shopping Online This Holiday Season

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec 5, 2006/ --- Even though Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed, the average person has only completed about one-third of his or her holiday shopping. In anticipation of the busiest online shopping season in history, retailers have bulked up their websites, adding new features and promotions to court online shoppers. [more]

NRF Addresses New Gift Card Scam

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec 4, 2006/ --- Reports about a new gift card scam detailing how consumers could lose money from gift cards if criminals steal the card numbers from the back of the card are accurate but somewhat misleading, according to the National Retail Federation. [more]

Internet to Influence One in Four Holiday Purchases, According to NRF Survey

WASHINGTON, DC, Oct 30, 2006/ --- From browsing to buying, the Internet will play a larger role than ever in holiday shopping this year, according to a new survey conducted for the National Retail Federation by BIGresearch. Shoppers, who are expected to spend $791.10 each this year on holiday merchandise, said they will use the Internet for an average of one-fourth (28.9%) of their shopping. [more]

Gianfranco Ferré Graces TFWA Cannes as An Exhibitor

MILAN, Oct 19, 2006/ FW/ ---Gianfranco Ferré will grace the Tax Free World Association (TFWA) exhibition in Cannes slated from Oct 23 – 27, 2006. [more]