Holidays: Page 36


  • 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 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 Jan. 3, 2019
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    A look at the 2025 holiday season

    From price-conscious shoppers to ever-changing tariffs, retailers have a lot to juggle this holiday season.

    By Retail Dive staff
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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 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 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 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.

    By Dec. 19, 2018
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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 Dec. 19, 2018
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    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 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 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 Dec. 14, 2018
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    Opinion

    Can 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 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 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 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 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 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 Dec. 6, 2018
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    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 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 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 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 Nov. 30, 2018
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    Retail Therapy: Holiday gifts you won't want to unwrap

    Holiday shopping can often be stressful, so why not give it up altogether and buy a $42 bundle of sticks for everyone on your list?

    By Nov. 30, 2018
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    Jet's Cyber Monday revenue plummeted 39%

    Parent company Walmart performed well, as did Kohl's, Nordstrom and Amazon, according to an Edison Trends report.

    By Nov. 30, 2018