Holiday shoppers shelled out more on gifts, restaurant meals, and decor than they did last year, according to reports from major credit card companies.
Ann Arbor Mayor Lou Belcher and John Carver, owner of the Second Chance nightclub, pose with a $15,000 check from a casino-gambling charity benefit for the Michigan Theater in January 1982. The ...
AP Business Writers Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.