Summer 2018 is now in the rearview mirror and the holiday season is on the horizon. And despite predictions to the contrary just a couple of years back, most consumers will be shopping for their holiday season needs in stores.
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Tuesday Morning posted a positive holiday season, as the off-price retailer reported that its net sales and comps rose.
The Bon-Ton Stores reported that its holiday sales declined 2.9%, although the department store improved its results from the third quarter.
In a beat of its own expectations, Target Corp. reported that its comparable sales in the November/December holiday period grew 3.4%, compared with the expected range of 0 to 2%.
Costco cruised through its first quarter, with the early holiday sales season giving the warehouse club a jump in net sales, comps and net income.
Multi-cookers have been a hot segment in small electrics and that trend has continued during the holiday season, according to The NPD Group.
Cargo traffic at the nation’s container ports is expected to grow modestly in December, according to the National Retail Federation.
After strong traffic in stores to start the holidays, Macy’s plans to hire an additional 7,000 seasonal associates for positions at its stores nationwide for the season.
Adobe has released its online shopping predictions for the upcoming holiday season.
After months of record-setting volume as retailers stocked up for the holiday season, imports at the nation’s major container ports should be essentially flat this month compared with the same time last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Most consumers say they will spend about the same amount during the holiday season this year as last year, but a new survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics indicates that young adults ages 18 to 24 years old are the most likely to increase spending.
According to a survey sponsored by Offers.com, Cyber Monday will edge out Black Friday as the top shopping day of the holidays.
TJX, through its T.J.Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods retail banners, has prepared a holiday promotion and contest, Gift My Gathering, that will provide five families with a custom holiday get-together.
Consumers looking to check items off their gift-giving list during the forthcoming holiday season will do more of their shopping online, according to a recent report from The NPD Group.
Amazon.com is aiming to fill more than 120,000 seasonal positions this holiday season across its network of fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service sites in the U.S.
Imports remained at record high levels through the end of August as retailers continued bringing in merchandise for the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
As the holidays approach, BJ’s Wholesale Club said it would close for Thanksgiving Day and open at 7 a.m. on Black Friday.
Michaels plans to hire more than 15,000 seasonal employees across its U.S. and Canadian stores and distribution centers this holiday season.