Adorable, Local Baby Shops in Phoenix

Phoenix may not have earned its claim to fame as a shopper's paradise, but expectant mothers, new parents and friends of the parents-to-be can find several boutiques and shops that sell baby clothes and accessories around the city. Some baby shops in Phoenix have in-house registries to make the shopping experience that much easier. You can also browse some of the inventory online and work with a ...

Valentine’s Day Spending to Near $18B

Consumers this year are set to spoil their friends, family and loved ones this Valentine’s Day in a very big way. According to NRF ’s 2012 Valentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions survey, conducted by BIGinsight, the average person celebrating the holiday will shell out $126.03, up 8.5 percent over last year’s $116.21 and the highest in the survey’s 10-year history.

Etsy: Turning Artists into Entrepreneurs, Passion into Possibility

Assuming the power to change the entire world economy is no small feat, but Etsy is doing just that. Created in 2005 by Rob Kalin, a painter, carpenter and photographer who found there was no practical marketplace in which to sell his handiwork, Etsy now boasts over 12 million active members, 1.5 million Twitter followers and $467.8 million in sales through November 2011.

False perceptions give local pawn shops a misleading reputation

Guitars, guns, stereos and jewelry aren’t likely things you’d find all in one place. Unless you’re a frequent shopper of a pawn shop. Pawn shops are often seen in movies as dark places that influence illegal acts and promote drug use and violence. Perhaps this false stigma causes some people, including BYU students, to shy [...]

Getting Deals at Pawn Shops

American pawnshops appear poised to enter their prime. Rising gold and silver prices, home foreclosures and a recession are attracting more middle- and upper-class customers seeking to sell items or obtain a short-term loan.