holidays

UK Retailers Count on Affordability, Omnichannel Sales to Foster Customer Loyalty
UK Retailers Count on Affordability, Omnichannel Sales to Foster Customer Loyalty
October 12, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

With consumer sentiment at an all-time low due to a worsening cost-of-living crisis, devising strategies to help United Kingdom customers shop and save money seems...

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Retailers Scramble for Every Conversion as JPMorgan’s Dimon Highlights Looming Recession
Retailers Scramble for Every Conversion as JPMorgan’s Dimon Highlights Looming Recession
October 11, 2022  |  Retail

If it was anybody other than the CEO of the nation’s largest bank, it would be easier to ignore. But when J.P. Morgan’s Jamie Dimon...

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Report: Holiday-Related Commerce Expected to Slow or Even Drop
Report: Holiday-Related Commerce Expected to Slow or Even Drop
October 10, 2022  |  Retail

Online holiday-related commerce is expected to grow slowly or even dip this year, as several factors add up to a shopping season that’s quite different...

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Report: FedEx Says Customers Expect to Ship Fewer Holiday Packages
Report: FedEx Says Customers Expect to Ship Fewer Holiday Packages
October 07, 2022  |  Delivery

FedEx Ground reportedly expects to see lower package volume in the United States and Canada during the time leading up to the holidays. The division,...

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Beneath Deal Days, Rollbacks and Early Access a Bewildered Consumer Hides
Beneath Deal Days, Rollbacks and Early Access a Bewildered Consumer Hides
October 07, 2022  |  Retail

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, the retail story was all about lack of inventory and supply chain disruptions that were going...

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Amazon Dangles $19 Average Hourly Wage in Bid to Hire 150K for Holidays
Amazon Dangles $19 Average Hourly Wage in Bid to Hire 150K for Holidays
October 06, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon will hire 150,000 workers for full-time, part-time and seasonal positions in its operations network as the holiday season approaches. The positions are open to...

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Earliest Holiday Shopping Events Pit ‘Christmas Creep’ Against ‘Sales Fatigue’
Earliest Holiday Shopping Events Pit ‘Christmas Creep’ Against ‘Sales Fatigue’
October 03, 2022  |  Retail

The so-called “Christmas Creep,” where holiday shopping and sales events start earlier and earlier each year, has become so entrenched in retail circles that it...

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Freight Carrier Pullback Signals Tough Holiday Season for Retailers
Freight Carrier Pullback Signals Tough Holiday Season for Retailers
October 03, 2022  |  Retail

Carriers are signaling the holiday season — and beyond — will be no saving grace for retailers struggling to keep margins intact and combat inflation....

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Amazon Leverages Membership Surge With October Prime Day Push
Amazon Leverages Membership Surge With October Prime Day Push
September 26, 2022  |  Retail

Any doubts that deep and early discounting would be the theme of thus year’s holiday shopping season were laid to rest Monday (Sept. 26) as...

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