eBay Previews Holiday Deals
With the holidays in mind, eBay has launched its Black Friday Preview sale across product categories including kitchenware, electronics, sneakers, toys, jewelry and apparel, all with free shipping.
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Amazon Plans Multiple Black Friday Week Promotions
In its approach to Black Friday week, Amazon is going large and then some, with new bargains popping up constantly, more Deals of the Day and deeper discounts than ever before, the company said.
Walmart Maps Out Black Friday Promotions
As part of its Black Friday sales initiatives, Walmart is providing maps that will lead shoppers to deals, and it will launch two unique promotions to entice consumers.
Meijer Debuts Deals For Thanksgiving Week, Black Friday
With the holidays coming, Meijer has set a series of promotions for the week of Thanksgiving and through Black Friday weekend and the return of a Santa Bucks special savings event on Saturday, November 30.
Macy’s Heats Up Holiday Promotions
The holiday promotions are heating up, with Macy’s the latest retailer to showcase its upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Week specials.
Kohl’s Launches Gift-Giving Marketing Campaign
Kohl’s is looking to inspire gift givers with product newness and a range of deals this holiday season. The retailer said that its new marketing campaign, “New Gifts at Every Turn,” will recognize and reward the gift giver’s effort, excite customers with product newness and spotlight Kohl’s Cash.
BJ’s Wholesale Club Kicks Off Black Friday Savings
BJ’s Wholesale Club has revealed its Black Friday deals and doorbusters, including early access to Black Friday savings on a range of housewares.
Bed Bath & Beyond Preps November, Black Friday Deals
For its three-day Black Friday promotional event, beginning November 28, Bed Bath & Beyond will, for the first time, offer customers a 25% off entire purchase in-store only coupon.
ShopperTrak: Late Season Boosts Holiday Store Traffic
ShopperTrak store traffic data for the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day, November 18 through Saturday, December 29, 2018, came in with slightly lower overall totals versus the period in the year earlier, but late season shoppers helped ensure that brick-and-mortar retailers saw a relatively successful holiday sales period before the calendar flipped to 2019.
Survey: Long Lines, Missing Items Prompt Shopping Shifts
So, just what does tick off consumers shopping for the holidays?
Wayfair Thanksgiving Period Sales Jump 58%
For the five-day shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, Wayfair said it has achieved a 58% increase year over year in direct retail gross sales, defined as dollars of order intake, on products including home furnishings and housewares.
Records Fall As Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Soars
The Thanksgiving weekend period was busy, particularly cold in some places, and productive from a retail perspective, market research firms analyzing sales data and at least one key retailer already have reported.
Celebrate Traditional Housewares Ingenuity
The U.S. housewares business enters this week expecting reports of a robust Thanksgiving weekend, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season… even though the season now shifts into full gear the day after Halloween.
NPD: Early Birds Savor Online Shopping Thanksgiving Weekend
Analysis from Checkout, an NPD Group receipt mining service, demonstrates that the average amount spent online per buyer on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2017 exceeded what was spent at brick-and-mortar stores on the same days by more than 20%, the market research firm stated.
Target Readies Cyber Week Deals
Looking beyond Black Friday, Target has revealed its plans for Cyber Week, beginning Sunday, November 25, with offers across Target.com, including the retailer’s lowest prices of the season on items in toys, home, kitchen appliances, and more.
Bed Bath & Beyond Preps Black Friday Deals
The Bed Bath & Beyond in-store Black Friday sale begins at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, with the online version starting on Thanksgiving Day.
KPMG: Some Consumers Intend More Holiday Spending
This holiday season, about 15% of consumers plan to spend more money than they did last year, according to a KPMG holiday shopping survey.
Digital Sales Could Surge Over Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
According to Adobe Digital Insights, United States online holiday spending looks to increase 14.8% year-over-year to $124.1 billion.
NPD: Thanksgiving Weekend Spending Softer Than Store Traffic
Consumers may have flooded stores over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but their spending rates were lower than 2016, according to data from The NPD Group’s Checkout service.
NPD: Late November Shoppers Focus On Savings
The week before Thanksgiving brought slower sales growth for some product categories covered by The NPD Group, and steeper declines for others, resulting in a slight overall decrease in the third week of November versus the week in 2016, according to the market research firm.