Charity gift catalogs, those glossy publications that offer people the chance to donate a sheep or to educate a girl instead of buying a Cuisinart or an iPhone, are a growing part of year-end fund ...

Before online shopping, the holiday season began when glossy catalogs arrived at the doorstep. In the 1970s, these catalogs were cultural events packed with toys, fashions, gadgets, and wild retro ...

The arrival of the Sears Wish Book catalog was always a monumental event at Christmas, and for kids like my brother, sister and me, it was pure fun. We eagerly flipped through the pages, marking all ...

The Amazon Holiday Kids Gift Book, which just recently hit mailboxes months ahead of Christmas, has become the modern child’s wish book — a glossy stand-in for the toy store aisles their parents once ...

September in the 1960s meant the changing of the seasons, a new school year and the arrival of the coveted Christmas catalogs. For many baby boomers, these toy-filled dream books from Montgomery Ward, ...

In the old days, long before the Internet, online shopping, credit cards, letters to Santa and parents purchasing a $1,000 worth of toys, kids looked forward to the Christmas catalogs from Montgomery ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Honey, they shrunk the catalogs. While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the printed gift guides arriving in their mailboxes are smaller. Many ...

Instead of a lump of coal, how would you like to find a 30.86-carat diamond in your stocking? The $6.1 million heart-shaped gem is the most expensive gift in the year's edition of the annual Neiman ...

The Amazon Holiday Kids Gift Book, which recently hit mailboxes months ahead of Christmas, has become the modern child's wish book--a glossy stand-in for the toy store aisles their parents once roamed ...