Holiday Shopping

Mall to host 15 temporary businesses throughout holiday shopping season

As the holiday season moves in have you made a Christmas shopping budget yet?

The now annual debate over whether retail stores should be open on Thanksgiving is starting to heat up for this year.

With the recent incidents at the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud it has left much of the community uneasy about starting their holiday shopping.

Target will open its doors at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, the same time as last year. But shoppers don't have to trek to a store after eating turkey and stuffing; the same deals will be available online at Target.com on Thanksgiving morning, the Minneapolis-based retailer says.

The fifth annual Small Business Saturday kicks off this weekend.

This is a busy time of the year for retailers. But, it's also one of the busiest times for crooks. The St. Cloud Police Department's Crime Prevention Specialist John Justin says it's a good idea to have a plan, if your credit card gets stolen.

As more stores push for Thanksgiving shoppers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is stepping up its game for the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season. The world's largest retailer said Tuesday that it will start to offer its holiday blockbuster deals at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving at its stores, two…

Target Corp. says that for the first time it will match prices that customers find on identical products at select online competitors this holiday season. The price match program will cover the period from Nov 1 through Dec. 16.

Macy's Inc. says it will open all of its namesake stores at midnight following Thanksgiving for the first time as the department store operator becomes the latest retailer to expand hours on the traditional kickoff to the holiday season.