When the going gets tough, the tough go food shopping?and, these days, steer clear of restaurants. America's grocers should be only too happy to accommodate.

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Luxury retailers may suffer the industry's biggest reversal of fortune during the holidays as the global financial crisis dents the wealth of the richest Americans.

Consumers kicked off the holiday shopping season with a frenzy, with the average shopper spending $372.57, up 7.2 percent from a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation. It was an auspicious start at a time when nervous retailers are grappli

Due to changes in the national mood, and savvy company strategies, publishers of comic books and graphic novels led in the USA by Marvel Entertainment, Time Warner's DC Comics and Dark Horse have been transformed from mild-mannered niche businesses into

The back-to-school season is shaping up to be a bust for retailers. With cash from government-stimulus checks mostly spent, families have been forced to skip discretionary items like clothing as the summer winds down, industry sources said. As...