The TV Home-Shopping Take on the Fourth of July When people picture a Fourth of July sale, they usually picture patio furniture and grill bundles. But the two channels that invented the home-shopping format — QVC and HSN — run the holiday differently than the print-catalog and big-box crowd, and if you grew up with a …

Where the Fourth of July Sale Season Actually Pays Off The week around Independence Day is one of the most reliable discount windows on the retail calendar, and the catalog brands treat it as a clearing event. Patio and outdoor furniture is the headline category — by early July, retailers are weeks from receiving fall …