holiday shopping

Walmart Unveils Toy Lab For The Holiday Season
Walmart Unveils Toy Lab For The Holiday Season
October 17, 2019  |  Retail

To let children try out this year’s most in-demand toys from their computers or tablets, Walmart and choice-driven entertainment company eko unveiled the Walmart Toy...

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Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?
Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?
September 30, 2019  |  Retail

It looks like tariff worries could take a bite out of retail spending this holiday season. According to new data out from AlixPartners cited by...

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Toys Spark Retail Changes As Holidays Approach
Toys Spark Retail Changes As Holidays Approach
September 30, 2019  |  Retail

The world of toys has changed and keeps on changing, and that means changes, too, for toy retail —  changes that reflect some of the...

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Retail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
Retail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
September 13, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are doubling down on digital as they look to staff their stores for the busy holiday shopping season. Target, for instance, plans to...

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Holiday Retail Trends Start To Take Shape
Holiday Retail Trends Start To Take Shape
September 03, 2019  |  Retail

Now that summer is unofficially over comes the really interesting part of the year for retailers — the march toward the holiday shopping season. And the...

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New Tariffs On Clothes, Shoes To Hit Consumers In The Wallet
New Tariffs On Clothes, Shoes To Hit Consumers In The Wallet
September 02, 2019  |  Economy

After the President Donald Trump administration added 15 percent tariffs to $112 billion of goods from China on Sunday (Sept. 1), China responded by imposing...

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Voice Promises To Play A Big Retail Role This Holiday Season
Voice Promises To Play A Big Retail Role This Holiday Season
August 20, 2019  |  Retail

When it comes to the holiday shopping season — an increasing area of focus for retail as the year starts to wind down — it’s not...

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Walmart To Provide Glimpse Into How It Fared With Amazon
Walmart To Provide Glimpse Into How It Fared With Amazon
February 18, 2019  |  Walmart

Walmart will provide an update as to how the retailer did against Amazon during the holiday shopping season when it reports fourth-quarter results. And while...

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Amid YTD Rally, Retail Stocks Miss Out
Amid YTD Rally, Retail Stocks Miss Out
January 10, 2019  |  Retail

Stocks are up modestly to start the year, but based on Thursday’s trading action, the retail sector is escaping investors’ favor (to put it mildly),...

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