J.C. Penney is kicking off holiday shopping in mid-October with new brands and deals to get customers in the spirit of saving, offering Black Friday pricing throughout November, and capping off with value on all holiday gifts through December.
As the holidays approach, BJ’s Wholesale Club is promising to make Black Friday easy this year by offering deals earlier than ever, kicking off its promotional schedule with the “Beyond Amazing Savings Event” on October 13 and 14.
When Amazon kicks off its Prime Day event, this year slated for October 13 and 14, a significant share of holiday shopping season sales are likely to pour into company coffers, according to Numerator.
Best Buy is kicking off select Black Friday deals next week as it looks to compete with Amazon’s Prime Day.
Bed Bath & Beyond has unveiled its plans for the holiday season, with inspirational ideas and products, faster, safer and more convenient shopping services, and value all season long.
Target is bringing back its Target Deal Days on October 13 and 14, the same dates as Amazon’s Prime Day. Target’s Deal Days will kick off a holiday season that will feature nearly 1 million more deals than last year, Black Friday pricing all November long and an extended price match guarantee.
After reviewing changing customer shopping behaviors and speaking with customers over the past six months, Walmart plans to address three key shopping trends expected for this unique holiday season: an increase in online shopping, evolving wish lists and the need for a fast, easy and safe shopping experience.
As it faces an unusual end of the year, when COVID-19 will continue roiling retail, Target has begun laying out its holiday plans including early promotions and a major expansion of the products the company provides under its delivery and pickup initiatives.
Black Friday was tops again for holiday traffic during the 2019 retail season, according to ShopperTrak.
Wayfair has reported a 36% increase year over year in direct retail gross sales, defined as dollars of order intake, for the five-day peak shopping period of Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. Black Friday and Cyber Monday were Wayfair’s highest revenue days ever, the company said.
According to Adobe Analytics, Cyber Monday digital sales reached a record $9.4 billion, up 19.7% from the period last year, with $4.4 billion spent after 5 p.m. pacific coast time.
A record 189.6 million U.S. consumers shopped from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, an increase of 14% over last year’s 165.8 million, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
Amazon said that Cyber Monday was the single biggest shopping day in the company’s history, based on the number of items ordered worldwide.
While the final numbers are not yet confirmed, Black Friday proved robust for online shopping sales, according to published reports.
Following what Walmart termed a successful Black Friday sale event, Cyber Monday launched on Walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday, December 2. Customers will be able to shop thousands of deals and hundreds of exclusive products that can only be found on Walmart.com, including in home and housewares, the company said.
Black Friday remains a meaningful date even as retailers stretch out the promotion to as long as a week. About 17% of consumers responding to The NPD Group’s 2019 Holiday Purchase Intentions Survey said they plan to wait to start their holiday shopping on Black Friday itself.
According to Deloitte’s Pre-Thanksgiving Pulse Survey, 79% of consumers plan to shop for holiday gifts between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, with more spending shifting online.
The Home Depot is preparing for its Black Friday sale, including promotions in a range of housewares, from cookware to vacuums.
With the Thanksgiving weekend approaching, eBay has launched a promotion schedule effective through Cyber Monday that includes hourly deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday as well as free shipping throughout the period.
Bed Bath & Beyond is launching its first-ever national television and radio advertising campaign to highlight the retailer’s Black Friday savings event, which is offering its lowest prices of the season and for the first time ever, a 25% off entire purchase in-store only coupon.