Many years ago there was a TV ad for cigars in which sultry actress Edie Adams cooed: "Hey big spender, spend a little time with me." When I read the recently released 2001 Study of Missouri State ...

Better profits - amid ever-increasing competitive pressures - have retailers reaching into their wallets again. The capital-spending budgets of publicly traded food retailers will increase this year ...

There must be something in the water along the western shores of Lake Michigan that makes people inclined to part with their dollars. According to data compiled by market research firm Scarborough ...