In 1866, journalist Andrew Halliday led his readers on a guided tour of one of London’s foremost card manufacturers – to ...
To many of us, Valentine’s Day evokes memories of Valentine cards in school, fun times and often gifts of flowers. For ...
The Industrial Revolution transformed Valentine’s Day by mass-producing greeting cards, turning a personal tradition into a commercialized industry. It's a shift that not only changed the way emotions ...
The uncertainty of the future and the broader economy may be leading people to splurge on holidays, expert says.
The owner of St. John’s Fish Exchange Justin Garland says he saw a “double digit increase” in sales during the month of January and credits both the GST/HST holiday and January’s pleasant stretch of ...
Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Most financial institutions follow the Federal Reserve System's holiday schedule. Here is the holiday schedule for 2025. If a holiday falls on a Saturday ...
While historians have long debated the holiday's origin story, evidence shows it predates the existence of commercial greeting cards by centuries.
“ My love for you is like a Dunkin’ iced coffee in the winter. It doesn’t have to make sense to anyone but us.” ...
America's greeting card industry generates about $7.5 billion a year, including about $1.4 billion in spending on Valentine's Day alone. But it's not just big companies like Hallmark and American ...
The most tiresome argument Valentine’s Day lovers hear is that the holiday is used to flaunt gifts instead of celebrate ...
The city of Conway has transformed into the ‘city of love.’ Town officials say decorating for the holidays helps attract visitors during the off season. The ...