Christmas

Target Plans Holiday-Themed Upgrades In Store and Online
Target Plans Holiday-Themed Upgrades In Store and Online
November 05, 2024  |  Retail

Target is getting a holiday makeover as retailers prepare for a potentially tepid shopping season. The retailer announced recently that it would be turning its physical and digital...

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Retailers Cut Christmas-Themed Item Orders Ahead of Lukewarm Holiday
Retailers Cut Christmas-Themed Item Orders Ahead of Lukewarm Holiday
November 05, 2024  |  Retail

As the holiday shopping season begins, expect to see fewer Christmas-themed items in stores. Retailers such as Walmart are ordering fewer Christmas trees, toys and decorations this...

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Jingle All the Year: The Connected Economy Transforms Christmas in July
Jingle All the Year: The Connected Economy Transforms Christmas in July
July 04, 2024  |  Retail

Amid the sun-soaked days of July, a surprising holiday has taken gained popularity over the last 90 years: Christmas in July. Once one summer camp’s...

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Balsam Brands Uses Real-Time Data to Make Its Holiday List
Balsam Brands Uses Real-Time Data to Make Its Holiday List
May 08, 2024  |  Retail

With the first quarter recently in the books and Q2 well underway, most companies have their collective eye on an uncertain economy and an inconsistent...

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Big Lots Banks on Holiday Shopping to Bounce Back From Weak Q2
Big Lots Banks on Holiday Shopping to Bounce Back From Weak Q2
August 30, 2023  |  Retail

Big Lots is hoping holiday décor will put consumers in a shopping mood.   The discount retailer, while announcing its second-quarter earnings Tuesday (Aug. 29), acknowledged...

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Consumer Confidence Bruised by Economic Realities
Consumer Confidence Bruised by Economic Realities
November 29, 2022  |  Economy

The twin specters of inflation and rising interest rates continue to spook consumer confidence. After losing ground in October, U.S. consumer confidence is doing even...

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Holiday Spending a Focus of New PSCU Payments Index Report
Holiday Spending a Focus of New PSCU Payments Index Report
November 15, 2022  |  Shopping

Consumer purchasing growth for credit cards in October was the lowest of 2022, while growth for debit remained where it has been throughout the year,...

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Retailers Shift Gears – And Digital – For Holiday 2020
Retailers Shift Gears – And Digital – For Holiday 2020
July 22, 2020  |  Retail

Saying that “we know holiday shopping will be different this year, and we will be managing sales events differently,” Walmart this week announced that its...

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Late Holiday Shoppers Made More Use Of Store Pickup
Late Holiday Shoppers Made More Use Of Store Pickup
January 17, 2020  |  Retail

This past Christmas was one for the procrastinators, as people seemed to be more comfortable shopping for gifts much later in the season, according to...

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