It's that time of year in retail. Once, I wrote about Christmas displays in September. This year, I'll write another dark side of Christmas retail. Theft increases close to Christmas. From the retail perspective, we're close enough. People want gif… more »

Famous simply for being famous. I read, recently, a number of commentary blogs about Anna Nicole Smith with the many comparisons to Paris Hilton. Apparently, Paris makes about 7 million per year by being famous, well, for being famous. Seven million.… more »