FREE SHIPPING REIGNS SUPREME WHEN IT COMES TO ONLINE HOLIDAY SHOPPING
Just as the optimistic holiday shopping season is amping up, CFI has released the results of a study done by Radial involving over 500 retail shoppers. What their participants had to say may sound...
View ArticleNRF: HOLIDAY RETAIL IS SPIKING SHIPPING PORT TRAFFIC NATIONWIDE
The holiday retail season is well underway, with October set to be the second-busiest month of the year for the nation’s major container ports. The influx is due to stockists beefing up inventory for...
View ArticleNEIMAN MARCUS’ 2016 CHRISTMAS BOOK IS HERE!
The holiday season is in full swing! Neiman Marcus’ 2016 Christmas Book is here and is celebrating its 90th year, chock full of fantastical gifts at price points ranging from just $10 to a whopping...
View ArticleMore than 164 Million Consumers Plan to Shop Over Thanksgiving Weekend and...
The biggest shopping weekend of the year is right around the corner and 69% of Americans — an estimated 164 million people — are planning to shop or considering shopping during Thanksgiving weekend,...
View ArticleRetailPro: How to Win Customers This Holiday Season
Holiday shoppers will be headed out to the malls and Main Street this year. They might also be shopping online, but the foot traffic is music to most retailers’ ears. According to a study by Natural...
View ArticleNPD: Crowded Stores and More Online Buyers, But Thanksgiving Week Spending...
The crowds were there but the dollars weren’t…at least not yet. According to NPD’s Checkout e-commerce information, U.S. consumer spending did not match the reports of in-store crowds on Thanksgiving...
View ArticleWhat is Green Monday and Will Amazon Prime Kill It?
Will two-day and other fast shipping options affect Green Monday, which has always landed on the final Monday 10 days before Christmas? The post What is Green Monday and Will Amazon Prime Kill It?...
View ArticleShoprunner: 85% of Members Plan to Shop on Cyber Monday Instead of Today
San Mateo, CA—While it may be busy at retail and online today with Black Friday specials, ShopRunner, the members-only online shopping service, says 85% of its members intend to shop on Cyber Monday,...
View ArticleReports from the Shopping Cart: Retailers Speak Up about Black Weekend
Washington and New York—Mixed reports about Black Weekend shopping came in this morning as retailers, analysts and trade associations relayed statements about sales. Some reported strong foot traffic...
View ArticleRecap: Black Friday Weekend Sales Decline, But Rise on Cyber Monday
Chicago and New York—Total tallies are trickling in and so far they tend to substantiate what many retail analysts have predicted: Black Friday creep has resulted in lower sales on the traditionally...
View ArticleColumbus Circle Holiday Market Launches at Historic Site
New York—Situated at the dramatic Columbus Circle intersection abutting Central Park West, the Columbus Circle Holiday Market, curated by Urbanspace launched Tuesday at and will be open daily through...
View ArticleOnce Again, UGG Among Top 10 Most Searched Holiday Terms
New York–For the 2015 holiday season, “UGGs” and “UGG” has secured two of the top 10 most searched terms following Black Friday. With “UGGs” securing the No. 2 spot and “UGG” securing the No. 9 spot,...
View ArticleNearly One Out of Five Want to Shop on Christmas Day: Study
Cincinnati—Why wait until December 26? Throw the doors open on Christmas for returns and sales appears to be the message to retailers, particularly from Millennials. When LoyaltyOne Consulting, a firm...
View ArticleNRF: 90% of Shoppers Still Working Through Holiday List
Though millions of people got a jump start on holiday shopping this year, millions more still have a lengthy list to finalize. According to the National Retail Federation’s final consumer holiday...
View Article67% of Consumers Plan to Shop the Post-Holiday Sales
Austin, TX—There are procrastinators aplenty this holiday season. And others ready to pounce on those post Christmas sales. In its latest edition of its Shoppers Trend Report, RetailMeNot reports 67%...
View ArticleMasterCard: Holiday Sales Rise a “Solid” 7.9%
Purchase, NY–The first of the holiday figures are starting to roll in. According to MasterCard Advisors Spending Pulse, sales of furniture and women’s apparel helped total holiday reason sales grow by...
View ArticleICSC: Despite Digital Advances, 91% of Holiday Consumers Shopped In-Store
New York—Yes there is dramatic growth in Internet retail but it still accounts for well less than 10% of total sales. In fact, during the 2015 Holiday Season, 91% of consumers chose brick and mortar...
View ArticleExpert: Holiday Shopping –A Case of Shopper’s Remorse?
As part of Accessories’ ongoing Industry Experts columns, Marshal Cohen, Chief Industry Analyst for The NPD Group Inc. provides his takeaway about what Holiday 2015 means to retailing ahead. He is a...
View ArticleNPD: More Than 1-in-5 Shoppers Used a Mobile Device During the Holiday Season
Port Washington, NY– More than 1-in-5 consumers purchased or browsed for products online via a mobile device when holiday shopping for themselves or others, according to global information company The...
View ArticleNPD Holiday Purchase Intentions Survey: Blended Retail Shopping is Heating Up...
“The traditional division between online and in-store retailing continues to shift and blur.” The post NPD Holiday Purchase Intentions Survey: Blended Retail Shopping is Heating Up the Holidays...
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