Holidays: Page 47
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Foot Locker returns to its roots with new West Coast flagship
The athletic shoe retailer is under pressure as sporty styles give way to more urban fashion, particularly with younger shoppers.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 19, 2017 -
Pop Box brings subscriptions to brick-and-mortar
The storefront showcases the contents of subscription boxes, allowing customers to see items in person before they buy.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 19, 2017 -
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TrendlineHow retailers can win over shoppers during the holidays
Retailers are pulling all the levers to drive loyalty during the industry’s all-important quarter.
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Retrieved from Amazon on December 19, 2017
Amazon is bringing back 'digital day'
The Dec. 29 sale is the second manufactured promotional event from Amazon, which uses Prime Day to boost sales in July.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 19, 2017 -
Amazon, Target extend 'free shipping day' as Christmas approaches
Online sales have surged this holiday season and 94% have taken advantage of free-shipping offers.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What nobody wants for Christmas: An Amazon-Walmart price war
The world's biggest retailer is closing the gap with Amazon in online prices and the technologies that control them. Can anyone keep up?
By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 15, 2017 -
75% of holiday tech shoppers bought online
Most of the research for consumer electronics purchases also took place online, too, according to a study by GfK.
By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 15, 2017 -
November retail sales lift 0.8%
It's been a healthy start to the holiday, according to numbers from the U.S. Commerce Department and the National Retail Federation.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Ivanka Trump opens a store in Trump Tower
The brand has struggled to make physical stores work, and its location of choice offers a mixed bag.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Signet Jewelers losing customers over sexual harassment claims
The fallout has allowed rival Pandora to move ahead in certain brand awareness metrics, according to YouGov research.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Retrieved from Target on June 21, 2017
Retailers are understaffing stores — and losing sales
Store staffing is more important than ever yet one of the biggest expenses for retailers, and MIT researchers say they have developed a platform to achieve optimal staffing levels.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 14, 2017 -
Amazon expands same-day delivery for holiday procrastinators
The retailer will deliver holiday orders in 8,000 cities as late as 11:59 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and non-Prime customers can opt for a free trial in a bid to grow Prime.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 14, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How Best Buy is winning against all odds
The electronics retailer is opening a new chapter in how to compete by taking advantage of opportunities everywhere. Even, sometimes, at Amazon.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 13, 2017 -
Toymaker Mattel warns of unhappy holidays
The brand has also been downgraded by Fitch for a series of "execution missteps" including its inability to adapt its strategy amid the Toys R Us bankruptcy.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 13, 2017 -
Westfield accepts $15.7B takeover bid
Pending regulatory approval, Europe's largest commercial property company will acquire the mall operator, whose top execs are all slated to retire.
By Corinne Ruff • Dec. 12, 2017 -
David Yurman unwraps holiday gifting bot
Yet another luxury brand is going the chatbot route. This one, on Facebook Messenger, offers a plethora of gift guides.
By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 12, 2017 -
Retrieved from Amazon on September 28, 2017
Is Amazon losing its low-price edge?
Some deals weren't that different from a month before Black Friday, and while Amazon handily beat rivals on many items, it didn't always have the best price, research shows.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 12, 2017 -
Simon Malls unveils ‘Santa Messenger Bot,’ AR game
The features demonstrate how mobile tech can be used to entertain shoppers and urge them to visit brick-and-mortar malls during the holidays.
By Robert Williams • Dec. 11, 2017 -
Walmart, Target and others begin final online holiday push
Major retailers are making their final plays in a season where nearly everyone is trying to gain ground online.
By Daphne Howland , Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 11, 2017 -
More users are outsourcing shopping to voice tech
An SAP survey finds the chances are growing that more holiday gifts this season will be purchased with the help of virtual assistants like Amazon's Alexa.
By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 10, 2017 -
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Podcast
Conversational Commerce: What Black Friday and Cyber Monday signal for holiday 2017
The peak sales days shattered previous digital sales records. On the podcast, Retail Dive breaks down what the trends from November mean in the lead up to Christmas.
By Corinne Ruff • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Online holiday spend could break $100B
That number, courtesy of Adobe, could be hundreds of millions higher if not for technical issues, Shoppimon found.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Hudson's Bay falters as cuts undermine sales
The company seems to be hobbled by its focus on real estate investments, but executives say that holiday sales will help strengthen results.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 7, 2017 -
Online holiday sales take a big but fleeting dip
Online sales retreated by 18% year-over-year on the Saturday following the Black Friday weekend, but have bounced back, according to Verizon's Holiday Retail Index.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Handmade at Amazon deals a blow to Etsy
The company has started offering Prime Now delivery for its handmade goods, which allows for gift-buying as late as Christmas Eve and could be a boon to Handmade sellers.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Senator: 'Grinch bots' are stealing Christmas (deals)
Third-party sellers are unleashing bots to find holiday blockbuster deals in order to mark them up and gouge desperate parents, according to Senator Charles Schumer.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 6, 2017
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