Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese companies are curbing gifts and other perks to shareholders as a global recession spurs them to cut costs, according to Daiwa Securities Co.

Does the mall crowd make you crazy? Try cruising this website in your bunny slippers instead. I had only one thought when I stumbled upon Gifts.com: "Sweet Jesus, I'm saved!" Usually I'm a pretty creative gift-giver. Birthdays and anniversaries do not daunt me. Then Christmas finds me clutching a "nice" list that stretches for miles, trying to avoid an angry mall crowd bound to test the ...

Gifts & Premium - Dubai 2008 - the international trade fair for giftware, corporate gifts, seasonal decorations, stationery and handicrafts - received an overwhelming response with over 5,250 trade buyers from 43 countries visiting the show.

Christmas shoppers looking for gifts with an international flare are encouraged by event organizers to make Broad Street United Methodist Church a stop on their purchasing rounds.

(ARA) - Instead of battling crowded shopping malls and rising prices, Kim Jacobson is spending time in her garage, building holiday gifts in her home woodshop.

Local volunteers are collecting simple, shoebox gifts that will be packed by children and families in Manchester and Windsor for distribution to needy people around the world.

CLEVELAND----Money may be tight, but consumers still want to support charitable organizations. This season Things Remembered expects that to mean greater interest in cause-based gifts supporting deserving non-profits, including the Things Remembered Make-A-Wish® gifts, which donate $2 per sale back to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Every female has pondered the age-old holiday dilemma -- finding the perfect gift for every guy in her life. Since 1982, the gift gurus at Wireless, a catalog for curious minds, have offered gifts that are the antithesis of the traditional tie.

Choosing holiday gifts on a tightened budget spurs more shoppers to turn to homemade crafts as inexpensive, but unique gifts. "The opportunity for those who make and sell crafts is now, in the months where shopping for holiday gifts soars," says James Dillehay, craft business owner and author of The Basic Guide to Selling Crafts Online.

This holiday season, a lot of families are worried about putting food on the table, let alone gifts under the tree.