If inflation is squeezing your holiday shopping budget this year, Black Friday sale ads are out to help save shoppers a few bucks. Southeast Missouri State University Economics Professor David Yaskewich explained what shoppers can expect. “I think we’ll see some...
Holiday spending is expected to rise 7% this holiday season, according to financial consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. That seems to match up with what economist Fernando Martin with the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis expects. He told Missourinet that the U.S....
The holidays are here and that means the rush is on to get gifts for family and friends. After Thanksgiving comes Black Friday, considered the busiest shopping day of the year in the U.S. But Dave Overfelt at the Missouri Retailers Association said its origins are a...
The mad rush will soon be here as some Missourians wake up super early and take advantage of Black Friday doorbuster deals. The same is true for Branson’s Tanger Outlets, according to General Manager Jamie Whiteis. “We’ve got 75-plus retail partners that are here for...
The Missouri Retailers Association predicts this year’s holiday sales growth will be between 3% and 4%. President Dave Overfelt said considering the current state of our economy, he thinks the figure is pretty good. “But that’s still an over $9 billion increase over...
