[Retail] Americans did what they were told to this holiday weekend. They shopped--flocking to stores and malls around the country, even before the Thanksgiving leftovers were put away. ...Read the whole story

[Retail] Cyber Monday came early as frantic parents flocked to eBay for sold-out must-haves like TMX Elmo. Traffic to online retailers was already up 12 percent on Friday. Expect a lot more today, Shop.org predicts. ...Read the whole story

[Research] With the holiday shopping season in high gear, many consumers would use social networking sites as a source for ideas if marketers offered them in an appropriate way, reports the American Marketing Association in a new survey. ...Read the whole story

[Automotive] Pioneered by Lexus, the certified pre-owned vehicle is no longer the bastion of luxury brands. Even Hyundai offers it as a midpoint purchase option between a new and used car. ...Read the whole story

[Sports Marketing] Abbott Nutrition has signed a one-year deal with the National Basketball Players Association to promote its EAS supplements -- including Myoplex, Precision Protein and Armor. The deal expands the company's sports relationships. ...Read the whole story

[Food] Thanksgiving weekend may be over, but fast-growing products like the dried fruit snack Craisins helped to transform Ocean Spray Cranberries into a year-round marketer. ...Read the whole story

Pop musicians like David Bowie or Annie Lennox realized that for their work to be heard, their music and performing personas had to be different. ... ...More