The travel industry is very interested in building up this holiday season travel market. Part of the reason, of course, is that right now is really a dead time of year for business travel.

The reason we pulled the holiday issue from stores is because we just launched a new perfume called NOW and we had to make space on the counter for the product.

April comps will reap the benefits of Easter holiday sales. But as usually is the case with March and April, it's best to view the two months on a combined basis. Retailers find themselves against a stiff 7.1 percent gain a year ago,

The longer this goes on, the worse it's going to be for shippers. They're still getting in holiday cargoes and freight. The longer they delay, the worse it's going to be to dig out from the mess.

The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for New York City's travel and tourism industry, and the strike severely affects tourism to the boroughs, to Harlem and to lower Manhattan.

It's always hard on the back-to-back, especially when there's air travel involved, but it's going to balance out when we go there next week on a back-to-back.