World’s largest toy collection up for sale at Sotheby’s

An unique collection is going on sale: 35,000 vintage toys and trains assembled over a period of 50 years by an American collector. Jerry Greene kept this astonishing collection in five basement rooms of his suburban Philadelphia home, and now Sotheby’s auction house in New York  has its entire floor filled by only 5000 pieces. [...]

Winners and losers of December shopping rush

The analysts say that a good December does not necessarily mean a good year start for retailers. In the conditions that 70% of the US economy is ensured by consumers’ purchase, the fact that they show a greater preference for shopping in holiday season or back to school is not necessarily encouraging for the economy. [...]