Candy canes are now joining the list of items facing a shortage this holiday season owing to low peppermint production and overall supply chain disruptions, leaving behind consumers with a weak fruit-flavored taste in the mouth. Congestion at ports and labor shortages in the trucking industry have driven peppermint-flavored candy canes out of shelves with…

After spending a record amount on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, Australians are expected to spend a further $21 billion (US$15 billion) across the country after Christmas. The Australian Retailers Association and Roy Morgan released a forecast, that argues that Australians will back this up with a strong trading period between Boxing Day and…

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County retailers have much to look forward to the holiday shopping season as it kicks off with Black Friday, though some red flags still remain, according to a Chapman University professor. Raymond Sfeir, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University, predicts more shopping this holiday season than the…

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County retailers have much to look forward to the holiday shopping season as it kicks off with Black Friday, though some red flags still remain, according to a Chapman University professor. Raymond Sfeir, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University, predicts more shopping this holiday season than the…

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County retailers have much to look forward to during the holiday shopping season, though some red flags still remain, according to a Chapman University professor. Raymond Sfeir, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University, predicts more shopping this holiday season than the last, though inflation is looming. Consumer…