Holiday Sales

Target Posts Surprisingly Sluggish Same-Store Sales Growth
Target Posts Surprisingly Sluggish Same-Store Sales Growth
January 15, 2020  |  Earnings

Retailers having a less than festive holiday season saleswise has become an increasingly repetitive storyline in early 2020, as the earnings results are rolling in...

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Target’s Digital Sales Spike Despite Sluggish Same-Store Growth
Target’s Digital Sales Spike Despite Sluggish Same-Store Growth
January 15, 2020  |  Retail

As more shoppers are using same-day options such as curbside pickup when making eCommerce purchases, Target’s digital sales have increased 19 percent. The retailer noted that...

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Kohl’s CEO Defends Amazon’s Role In Helping Drive Traffic, Sales
Kohl’s CEO Defends Amazon’s Role In Helping Drive Traffic, Sales
January 13, 2020  |  Retail

How good of a pal is Amazon to other retailers? That’s the question getting traction over the last few days, thanks to the less-than-stellar holiday...

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Despite Amazon Relationship, Kohl’s Has Sour Holiday Season
Despite Amazon Relationship, Kohl’s Has Sour Holiday Season
January 10, 2020  |  Retail

The year is off to a less-than-stellar start for Kohl’s. The retail chain has yet to report its fourth-quarter or full-year 2019 earnings, but in...

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Department Stores Report Lower Holiday Sales Due To eCommerce Shift
Department Stores Report Lower Holiday Sales Due To eCommerce Shift
January 09, 2020  |  Retail

As Americans continue to move their purchases to eCommerce, robust consumer spending and a formidable U.S. economy weren’t sufficient to bolster holiday sales at many...

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Paris Stores’ Holiday Sales Sunk By Up To 50 Pct
Paris Stores’ Holiday Sales Sunk By Up To 50 Pct
January 09, 2020  |  International

Transport workers on strike in Paris caused disruptions to sales for business owners over the holidays, cutting sales by as much as half, they say....

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Record Holiday Sales Trigger Record $100B Returns
Record Holiday Sales Trigger Record $100B Returns
December 30, 2019  |  Retail

Gift returns have become a holiday tradition in the U.S., with consumers anticipated to send back a record $100 billion worth of unwanted goods bought...

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Merchants Prepare For $40B-Plus In Holiday Returns
Merchants Prepare For $40B-Plus In Holiday Returns
December 20, 2019  |  Retail

Bigger sales mean more returns as retailers ready themselves for a flood of unwanted merchandise that is anticipated to top $40 billion, CNBC reported on...

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Nordstrom And Why Convenience Is About More Than Speed
Nordstrom And Why Convenience Is About More Than Speed
March 25, 2019  |  Retail

Nordstrom did not exactly have the brightest or merriest holiday season in 2018. The retailer was showing many of the same symptoms of Q4 malaise...

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