holiday shopping

Alibaba, JD.com And Singles Day’s Global Brand Consumption Grand Slam
Alibaba, JD.com And Singles Day’s Global Brand Consumption Grand Slam
November 13, 2018  |  Retail

Alibaba celebrated a milestone with its Singles Day this year. The popular Chinese shopping holiday turned 10. To top off the decade, the eCommerce retailer...

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Best Buy Offers Free Shipping For The Holidays
Best Buy Offers Free Shipping For The Holidays
November 09, 2018  |  Retail

For the fourth consecutive year, Best Buy is offering free shipping on all online orders with no minimum purchase for the holidays. Free shipping will...

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Thoughts Of Holiday Retail Cheer Tempered By Memories Of Failure
Thoughts Of Holiday Retail Cheer Tempered By Memories Of Failure
November 08, 2018  |  Retail

It’s the big stage for retailers, the holiday shopping season – when all the consumer world is watching (and, merchants and payments providers hope, buying...

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US Holiday Sales May Top $1 Trillion This Year
US Holiday Sales May Top $1 Trillion This Year
November 06, 2018  |  Retail

With strong income growth, increased customer confidence and low unemployment, U.S. holiday sales may top $1 trillion this year. eMarketer noted that the sales may...

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Kroger Plans To Sell Toys R Us Brands For The Holidays
Kroger Plans To Sell Toys R Us Brands For The Holidays
November 05, 2018  |  Retail

To dive into the toy market for the holidays, Kroger is teaming up with the hedge fund owners of formerly Toys R Us exclusive brands...

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Will Amazon, eBay And Apple Have A Happy Holiday Season?
Will Amazon, eBay And Apple Have A Happy Holiday Season?
November 02, 2018  |  Retail

After Halloween comes the lucrative holiday shopping season — sorry, Thanksgiving, but you’re only a speed bump — but there are serious questions about how happy...

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Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup
Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup
November 02, 2018  |  Retail

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. Lifestyle...

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Online Spending Could Top $124B Over The Holidays
Online Spending Could Top $124B Over The Holidays
November 01, 2018  |  Retail

Amid a change in shopping habits from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, online spending is expected to reach $124.1 billion this holiday season — an increase of...

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Ecosystems: Google, Disney And The Power Of Parental Spend
Ecosystems: Google, Disney And The Power Of Parental Spend
October 31, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

There are some hit toys from the 1960s that were genuine classics – so much so that they are still with us today. This year, Ken Dolls,...

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