NEW YORK, Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nielsen Company today released an analysis of viewing and advertising trends from the 80th Academy Awards. The highlights include: -- ADVERTISING: J.C. Penney's American Living Home Furnishings advertisement at 10:14 p.m.

By Jon Ortiz, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Dec. 27--Monday looked a lot more like the start of the holiday retail season than its conclusion as consumers lined up to redeem gift cards and scoop up early-bird promotions just as they did on Black Friday.

By Tricia Pemberton, The Daily Oklahoman, The Daily Oklahoman Dec. 22--Christmas is only three days away, but retailers are hoping the biggest shopping days are still to come. And they are still enticing customers with sales to continue shopping. Don Carr, store manager of J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

Jul. 24--WARWICK -- Game plans don't always work to perfection, but that doesn't mean they're abandoned the minute something unexpected happens. "Even if you have some setback -- you still work your plan," said Michel Coutu, president and chief executive officer of Brooks Pharmacy.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers snapped up summer clothing and air conditioners in June as a heat wave generated the strongest monthly sales growth since March 2004, retailers said on Thursday, calming concerns that steep energy prices slowed consumer spending.