The Peeps brand will celebrate the New Year with the two-day Peepsfest, culminating in the 11th annual Peeps Chick Drop.

While online shopping has erased geographic barriers for many consumers, there are holiday shopping behaviors that differ between urban and rural consumers.

Mars Wrigley has introduced a variety of products to suit any candy lover’s holiday needs, from candy bowl fillers to gifts and stocking stuffers.

CandyStore.com reached out to major candy manufacturers, distributors and customers to create a map illustrating favorite holiday candies in each state.

Whether chocolate lovers are obsessed with holiday flavors or they love adding chocolates to loved ones’ stockings, Theo Chocolate has some great options this holiday season.

The National Retail Federation expects total holiday spending to reach roughly $730 billion, up about 4 percent from last year.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. will hire more than 8,000 seasonal associates for various positions across its gourmet food brands for the holiday season. 

Peterbrooke Chocolatier has opened a new specialty retail shop on South Country Road in Palm Beach, Fla., just ahead of the holiday gifting season.

Market research firm Packaged Facts estimates 54 percent of those who purchased food gifts for others in the last year have done so for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

Shoppers may dream of a white Christmas, but this holiday season will have retailers seeing green — and lots of it, according to new data from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insight & Analytics.