Holiday Shopping
45% of Retailers Use Repair and Resale to Wrangle Rising Returns
New data shows retailers acknowledge that they have a long way to go in mitigating their returns-based issues.
Amazon Losing Stranglehold on Consumer Spending
"One in five shoppers said they're now buying products from other retailers and brands that they used to buy…
Buy Now, Pay Later Poised to Fund Major Chunk of Holiday Spending
More than half of Gen Z and millennials plan to increase their use of installment plans for holiday shopping…
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Nordstrom CEO Blames ‘Highly Promotional’ Holiday for 3.5% Sales Slump
"[It] is clear that consumers are being more selective with their spending given the broader macro…
Not-So-Super Saturday Shoppers Played ‘Retail Chicken’
One of the busiest shopping days of the year expected more than 72 million shoppers to hit the stores. Did…
Super Saturday Could Draw Record Last-Minute Shoppers: NRF
NRF and Prosper Analytics estimate that 158 million shoppers will shop in stores and online on Dec. 17, the…
How Studio McGee Preps for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Aside from sales, the studio run by "Dream Home Makeover" power couple Syd and Shea McGee wants to build…
Amazon’s October Sale Pegged at $8 Billion
Twitter mentions of the Prime Early Access event were also down 70 percent from the traditional Prime Day in…
‘Well-Stocked Retailers’ Behind Falling Cargo Imports
Friday's report projected that 1.96 million TEUs will enter the U.S. in December, a 6.1 percent drop from the…
Buckle Reports Positive Holiday Shopping Season
Nebraska-based retailer Buckle Inc. reported a successful December fueled by holiday foot traffic and an…
Vintage, TikTok and Inflation Drive Holiday Resale Purchases
Recent reports from ThredUp and Poshmark shed light on how the stigma around thrifted gifts continues to…
Higher Prices, Fewer Choices to Define Holiday
Shipping costs have added more than $220 billion to retailer's spend this fall, while out of stocks are still…
Deals and BOPIS Will Get Holiday Shoppers Out to Stores
A new International Council of Shopping Centers survey has a bullish view on the holiday season.
Shipping Delays and Early Holiday Shopping: What Consumers Have Planned
New data offers insights on how consumers plan to respond to rampant logistical bottlenecks and retail…
Shopping Festivals Are Back. Will They Spur Early Holiday Sales?
Cosmo and Coresight cooked up separate shopping events engineered to pull holiday sales earlier into the…