Category: Holiday News

August 28, 2008

Retailer’s Shouldn’t Forget Halloween

Filed under: Business, E-commerce, Holiday News, Retailers, Wholesale - 28 Aug 2008

It has become the habit of the retail world to begin selling Christmas merchandise
earlier and earlier each year. The popular consumer affair blog The Consumerist even
humorously keeps track of sightings made of Christmas decorations as they appear
in various retail chain stores.

In many ways this makes sense, the importance of Christmas to retail businesses is impossible to overstate. With the exception of the grocery industry, Thanksgiving has all but disappeared from the retail calendar and it looks like Halloween is in danger as well. This may be a mistake that retail stores and online businesses can not afford to make.

February 8, 2008

Who is St. Patrick Anyway

Filed under: Holiday News - 08 Feb 2008

According to the World Book, St. Patrick lived about 389-461A.D., and is the patron saint of Ireland. Patrick was chiefly graphic of St. Patrick (26936 bytes) responsible for converting the Irish people to Christianity. He became known as the Apostle to the Irish. His Latin name is Patricius.

Patrick was born in Britain. His father was a wealthy alderman and a Christian. When Patrick was 16 years old, pirates captured him during a raid and sold him as a slave in Ireland. He served as a shepherd of an Irish Chieftain in Ulster. During his captivity, he dedicated himself to religion. After 6 years of slavery he escaped and returned home to Britain.