Holidays: Page 41
-
Target's online Black Friday growth beats Amazon, Walmart
The mass merchant's digital sales soared 44% over last year, while other major retailers felt a bump between 19% and 25%, according to data from Slice Intelligence.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Wayfair Black Friday weekend sales soar 53%
The online furniture retailer is in the right place at the right time as furniture buying and selling moves online.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Trendline
Inside the 2024 holiday season
Retailers are navigating the effects of inflation as retail’s most important quarter looms.
By Retail Dive staff -
Amazon smashes Cyber Monday record
The online behemoth said Cyber Monday was the single biggest shopping day in the company's history, surpassing its Prime Day event for the most products ordered worldwide.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Barnes & Noble looks to hold Black Friday momentum with '12 Days of Inspiration'
The company no doubt would like to avoid repeating its fourth quarter performance last year.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Getty Images
Deep DiveWhat's next for the holiday season
After blockbuster Thanksgiving-Black Friday-Cyber Monday sales, retailers could be facing a drop-off. Will the good times keep rolling? The views are mixed.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 29, 2017 -
Amazon, Cyber Monday spark small business growth
The results underscore not just the online retailer's dominance on the shopping day, but also the global strength of its marketplace.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 29, 2017 -
Black Friday weekend beat NRF forecast by 10M shoppers
Good weather and a strong economy brought more than 174 million consumers to stores and websites over the red-letter shopping weekend.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 29, 2017 -
ABT
Abt Electronics sees a 15% holiday weekend sales jump
Single-store star Abt had a stellar start to the holiday season thanks to an emphasis on customer experience.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Fotolia
Deep Dive7 lessons from Cyber Monday
The online sales holiday raked in $6.6 billion — up 17% over last year — and showed the rising force of mobile in digital holiday sales.
By Ben Unglesbee • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Sneakers left on the shelf despite steep Black Friday discounts
More shoppers headed to stores to find footwear last weekend, but they weren't necessarily buying, according to the NPD Group's "Sneakernomics" report.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Amazon aggressively prices Echo in holiday power play
Heading into Cyber Monday, the company heavily promoted devices with its Alexa smart assistant, a segment where it already holds a 70% market share.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Lululemon, Nike score on Black Friday as 'retail-tainment' drives traffic
Retailers used live music and snacks to draw customers into stores, but helpful staff and well-stocked shelves didn't hurt, according to a report from Fung Global Retail & Technology.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Fotolia
Amazon devoured 55% of Black Friday online orders
The e-commerce giant accounted for 7.14 million of the 13 million digital transactions that occurred on the holiday.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 27, 2017 -
Walmart narrows price gap with Amazon
The company is leaving little to chance when it comes to defending its "always low prices" promise, according to a Market Track study.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Meet the winners and losers of Black Friday 2017
Here's how Best Buy, Macy's, J.C. Penney, Amazon and others fared over the blockbuster holiday shopping weekend.
By Corinne Ruff • Nov. 27, 2017 -
Macy’s, Lowe’s hit by Black Friday technical glitches
Website crashes and payment processing failures darkened the big shopping day for some retailers, causing delays both online and in-store.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 27, 2017 -
How Walmart is using tech this holiday season
Advances such as virtual reality-based training and inventory-scanning robots have arrived just in time to make the holiday rush more manageable for staff.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 26, 2017 -
Buoyed by mobile, Black Friday shopping off to strong start
Online sales — particularly mobile — appear to be powering the Black Friday weekend.
By Laura Heller • Nov. 24, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What 4 charts from Black Friday 2016 tell us about this year
The big shopping day is key for retailers across the sector. Here are some of the top trends we saw last year — and can expect to see again.
By Cara Salpini • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Unsplash
Cyber Monday emails convert 53% more than Black Friday ones
The online shopping day is having more success for marketers, although Black Friday still posts above average open rates, according a new study.
By Cara Salpini • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Adult entertainment site to open NYC shop on Black Friday
Pornhub will sell mostly apparel at its first retail store, but hopes to seduce shoppers with an experience designed to simulate the look and feel of its homepage.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
A retailer’s guide to Black Friday 2017: 3 trends to watch
The shopping holiday has turned into a month-long event culminating over Thanksgiving weekend. From which Twitter accounts to follow to trends to watch, here's what you need to know this year.
By Corinne Ruff • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Target extends Cyber Monday to a week
CEO Brian Cornell predicted a very competitive holiday and is launching daily deals after Black Friday weekend, putting the Cartwheel coupon finder to work.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 22, 2017 -
The 2017 holiday rush could be proving ground for in-store innovations
From RFID to smart dressing rooms, retailers have been investing in and testing technology, but the holiday season will separate the gimmicks from the money makers, according to Forrester retail analyst Sucharita Mulpuru.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 21, 2017 -
Most shoppers plan to use rewards points on gifts
Loyalty and rewards programs are working, and shoppers seem eager to use their points this holiday season to buy gifts, according to a new survey.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 21, 2017
Previous
