Like the manual typewriter and the eight-track tape, the milk crate may disappear from existence. ...more

July 20, 2008

Shoppers, enticed by heavy discounts and armed with rebate checks, spent freely in June, helping to lift retailers' sales. The outlook for the back-to-school season remains tough, though, as consumers confront high gas and food prices, a slumping housing market and tighter credit. ...more

July 11, 2008

About 9,350 youth beds were recalled Thursday because the toy chest that's attached to the bed can entrap children. ...more

July 4, 2008

Tap water is making a comeback. With a day's worth of bottled water - the recommended 64 ounces - costing hundreds to thousands of dollars a year depending on the brand, more people are opting to slurp water that comes straight from the sink. ...more

June 23, 2008

BUT, HONEY, IT'S ORGANIC "Do you promise to not buy something if I show it to you?" The Official Wife of The Stew said to me as we were shopping. ...more

May 27, 2008

Tampa Bay area residents are coping with rising grocery prices in a variety of ways - some tried and true and some with an innovative, frugal twist. ...more

May 9, 2008

Consumers gave some of the nation's retailers a little relief in April after months of dismal sales, gravitating toward less-expensive discounters and wholesale clubs but generally still shying away from stores selling clothes and other non-necessities. ...more

May 9, 2008

The California Supreme Court breathed new life Monday into a consumer campaign to get grocery stores to label farmed salmon that are artificially colored. ...more

February 12, 2008

Americans are drinking more and better wine and love a dependable bargain bottle, which is increasingly easier to find. ...more

January 9, 2008

Early holiday sales reports are weak, with Target Corp., the nation's No. 2 retailer, warning that its sales may have fallen in December. ...more

December 26, 2007