It used to be just “Christmas creep,” but now it’s a general “holiday creep” — the practice of stores putting out seasonal merchandise further and further in advance of the actual holidays. It’s not ...

A mother and son looking at a boutique’s window with a huge sale sign during Christmas shopping season. The holiday shopping season in the United States has steadily shifted earlier each year, with ...

Now some people are noticing the same trend with spooky season. Giant skeletons and fun-size candy bars started popping up in stores starting in August this year. And while it may be hard to get into ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. – We’re still more than 80 days away from Christmas, and retailers are already beating us to the punch. If you’ve been out shopping lately, you may have noticed the shelves are already ...

Things are really heating up as we get ready to kick off the 2013 holiday shopping season. Black Friday Creep isn’t exactly new, for years retailers have been finding clever ways to lengthen the ...

The holiday shopping season in the United States has steadily shifted earlier each year, with consumers now seeing Christmas decorations, holiday discounts, and seasonal marketing campaigns as early ...