Holidays: Page 30
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J.C. Penney to close 3 stores
Despite high-spending shoppers, the holidays this year weren't much of a boon for the struggling department store as comp sales fell during the period.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 9, 2019 -
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Holiday spending sleighs
Consumer confidence and prepared retailers made the perfect partnership for a strong retail season.
By Kaarin Vembar • Jan. 4, 2019 -
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A look at the 2024 holiday season
Technology will play a key role in holiday sales this year, Adobe revealed in its latest holiday report.
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January apparel sales are lean, clean and green
Retailers that reserved their biggest blowouts for Black Friday may have spared themselves some headaches, according to research from Edited.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 4, 2019 -
Apparel, home improvement lift retail to $850B in holiday sales
Retailers had their best holiday season in six years, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse report.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 3, 2019 -
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What do positive comp sales say for department stores? Not much
Despite a likely positive holiday season when all the tallies are in, the retailers are still miles behind others in the industry in terms of growth, analysts say.
By Caroline Jansen • Jan. 2, 2019 -
More than 40% of holiday shoppers heading to dollar stores
Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are attracting consumers of various income brackets and generations, according to an NPD Group report.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 21, 2018 -
NRF: 134M will shop 'Super Saturday'
There's plenty of shopping left to do, and many are waiting for the weekend and beyond to do it, according to research from the National Retail Federation and the International Council of Shopping Centers.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 20, 2018 -
Shoppers are judging retailers by their returns process
Almost all (95%) shoppers said the experience influences whether they shop there again, according to a study from Voxware.
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Will retailers' last-minute shopping plans pay off?
Seasonal shipping and BOPIS promotions may not save Christmas, but they could ease the road for procrastinating shoppers.
By Caroline Jansen • Dec. 19, 2018 -
Amazon toy sales surge 30%
Retailers have been locked in battle for the $11.5 billion in sales left behind by Toys R Us, and Amazon isn't the only one grabbing market share.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 18, 2018 -
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FedEx launches 'extra hours' for retailers during peak
The new service is intended to allow afternoon orders to be shipped same-day to better ensure delivery within two days.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 17, 2018 -
November sales surge, fueling holiday retail
Consumer optimism took a dive, but that's not keeping Americans from spending this season.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 14, 2018 -
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Retail Therapy: Neiman Marcus ties up customer wallets with $150 bow
If extra cash has been burning a hole in your wallet, the department store retailer has every overpriced item you could ever need.
By Caroline Jansen • Dec. 14, 2018 -
Libreshot
OpinionCan data insights cure retail's holiday returns headache?
U.S. retailers grapple with merchandise returns all year, but it gets dramatically worse during the holidays, especially online, writes Signal's Jason Ankeny.
By Jason Ankeny • Dec. 13, 2018 -
Kohl's, Old Navy sprint to win the final lap of the holiday race
Both stores announced bold moves to rein in last-minute shoppers. Whose will cut through all the noise?
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 12, 2018 -
Amazon eyes private label toys
The e-commerce giant appears to be leveraging the popularity of its AmazonBasics private label to categories beyond consumer products.
By Daphne Howland • Updated Dec. 11, 2018 -
Online holiday spending so far tops $80B
Mobile and click-and-collect are helping American e-commerce smash records this year, according to Adobe's latest holiday shopping update.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 10, 2018 -
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Unboxing the holiday shipping race
For big brick-and-mortar retailers, shipping discounts are an easier cost to rationalize, but digitally focused companies can have a tougher time matching promotions.
By Caroline Jansen • Dec. 7, 2018 -
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Retail Therapy: The denim nightmare we wish was put to bed
If you've been hoarding bootcut jeans and jelly shoes in your closet for years, it may be time to break them out once again.
By Caroline Jansen • Dec. 7, 2018 -
Facebook pushes feature for sharing holiday gift wish lists
The social network is expanding on the collections feature it began rolling out more than a year ago to enable users to save, organize and find content.
By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 6, 2018 -
Libreshot
Half of the apparel sold at the holidays is about to be returned
Retail analysts call the problem of returns a "ticking time bomb" for the new year.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 6, 2018 -
Zulily adds mobile twist to 'white elephant' parties
Consumers in several cities can tweet at the e-marketing company for a chance to win a surprise gift.
By Robert Williams • Dec. 5, 2018 -
There's no place like online for the holidays
Why holiday discounts and deals keep coming well after the Black Friday weekend.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 3, 2018 -
PayPal processed over $1B each on Black Friday, Cyber Monday
This holiday season is already looking like a big one for mobile payments, according to PayPal data.
By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 3, 2018 -
Deck the halls: Retail's vital relationship with holiday merchandising
Visual merchandising acts as a barometer of how a retailer is performing, analysts say.
By Kaarin Vembar • Nov. 30, 2018
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