holiday shopping season
Rivet Unwraps the Best Holiday Gifts for Denim Trendsetters
Rivet curates the ultimate holiday gift guide for denim heads of all ages.
Will a 32-Day Calendar Help Drive Historic $1 Trillion in Holiday Sales?
It could be a record-breaking holiday season for retailers, with brick-and-mortar especially primed to shine…
REI Bows Out of Black Friday Sales so Employees Can Enjoy Outdoor Pursuits
Specialty outdoor retailer REI is shuttering its doors on Black Friday, turning away customers so its…
FedEx Chief to Retailers: You Need Better Shipping Strategies
Many retailers complained that the severe winter weather took a bite out of their sales, in part because of…
Marks & Spencer Apparel Sales Down on Holiday Discounts
The heavily discounted holiday season did not bode well for British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) who saw…
The New Threat to Retail: Too Much Inventory
Retail analysts have been voicing their anxiety over the possibility that aggressive promotional strategies…
Kohl’s New Strategy: Emphasize National Over Private Brands
In what appears to be a dramatic departure from a two-decades-long love affair with its own private label…
Can High-End Consumers Save the Holiday Shopping Season?
In a reversal of the old Scrooge narrative, it might take our nation’s richest to save Christmas or, at…
Gap’s Q3 Profits Leap 9.4%; Online Sales Surge
Over the last week, third quarter earnings reports for major retailers have made for dark theater…
Urban Outfitters on Sluggish Q3: “We Came Up Short”
Despite robust sales performances by its brands Free People and Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters reported…
Will ObamaCare Add to Holiday Shopping Season Woes? Wal-Mart Expresses Concerns
Almost across the board, industry analysts have been predicting a historically limp holiday shopping season…
Abysmal Holiday Shopping Season Predicted; Expect Heavy Promotions
Cotton prices dropped by almost 5 cents in October, finishing the month at 78.6 cents per pound…
New Study: Black Friday Irrelevant
The CFI Group, a search firm headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just issued a controversial new study that…
September Retail Sales Gloomy; A Bad Sign for Holiday Shopping Season
An ailing retail industry had looked forward to the back-to-school shopping season for a much needed boost in…
Is JCP Making a Comeback?
Iconic retailer JC Penney (JCP), global leader in producing news of economic underachievement and…