Holiday Shopping

'Bling,' expensive clothing, and other high-end goods are expected to be in high demand this year as wealthy shoppers open their wallets

Consumers already crawling out of debt will be leaving their credit cards in their wallet this holiday shopping season. Jaclyn Giovis reports.

Roughly 212 million Americans went shopping for the official start of the holiday shopping season spending an estimated $45 billion. Retailers were ready with low prices and online gimmicks to encourage you to spend some money.

Store-owners love the holidays, except when the big day falls on a Saturday, like it does this year. Jeff Tyler explains.

Smartphone Apps are already changing our daily lives, but could they also be changing the way we shop? The ShopSavvy app turns your phone into a bar code scanner, search engine, and sales clerk. Andrea Gardner has more.

Want to shop in your jammies but still get the personalized attention that you can get at a store? Reporter Gigi Douban test drives Lands' End video chat customer service.

As we head into the holiday season, retailers had some good news today -- October sales are up 1.2 percent, beating expectations. Jaclyn Giovis explains.

The mega retailer announces new online holiday shopping deal to fend off competition from established online retailers like Amazon.com

This holiday season's biggest trend isn't an item or a color, it's free shipping. Most of the major e-tailers are offering the added perk to purchases this year. Alisa Roth reports.

Just in time for the holidays, profit numbers are up for department stores. The price of cotton is also up, which could be a problem this holiday season. Jennifer Collins explains.