holiday shopping

AI Tools and Independent Sellers Key at Record Amazon Sales Event
AI Tools and Independent Sellers Key at Record Amazon Sales Event
October 10, 2024  |  eCommerce

Amazon says customers saved more than $1 billion during its October shopping event. The eCommerce giant touted this statistic in a Thursday (Oct. 10) press release in the...

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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days: Early Indicator for Holiday Shopping Trends
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days: Early Indicator for Holiday Shopping Trends
October 07, 2024  |  Amazon

As Amazon kicks off its Prime Big Deal Days on Tuesday (Oct. 8), the 48-hour event will serve as an early referendum on holiday spending...

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Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence
Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence
October 07, 2024  |  Economy

Monday (Oct. 7) marked a double dose of economic data that provided a continued diet of mixed signals. First up, the Federal Reserve’s latest data on...

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Hark! Anthropologie Heralds Christmas in September
Hark! Anthropologie Heralds Christmas in September
September 21, 2024  |  Retail

If you felt odd about the Christmas retail push starting as soon as Thanksgiving was over, you might want to avoid New York City’s Upper...

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Walmart Takes on Amazon With Earlier Holiday Deals Event
Walmart Takes on Amazon With Earlier Holiday Deals Event
September 19, 2024  |  Retail

Walmart says it is beginning its holiday shopping offerings earlier than ever. “This year, nearly 50% of consumers will start their holiday shopping as early as...

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Target’s 100K-Worker Holiday Hiring Plans Stick to 2023 Levels
Target’s 100K-Worker Holiday Hiring Plans Stick to 2023 Levels
September 16, 2024  |  Retail

Target says it aims to hire roughly 100,000 workers for the holiday shopping season. The retailer’s plans, announced Monday (Sept. 16), are in line with last year’s hiring levels,...

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Holiday eCommerce Sales Projected to Rise Despite Inflation
Holiday eCommerce Sales Projected to Rise Despite Inflation
September 12, 2024  |  Retail

A new report suggests Americans will slow their holiday spending this year compared to 2023. The annual holiday retail forecast from consulting firm Deloitte, released Thursday (Sept. 12),...

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Consumers Feeling Better About Inflation — Will They Feel Comfortable Spending?
Consumers Feeling Better About Inflation — Will They Feel Comfortable Spending?
January 19, 2024  |  Economy

Headed into the new year, consumers are confident about the economy, and about overall trends in inflation. As reported by the University of Michigan’s survey of...

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Retail Federation Says Consumers Kept Spending in December
Retail Federation Says Consumers Kept Spending in December
January 10, 2024  |  Retail

American retailers had a happy holiday, according to new National Retail Federation (NRF) data. Retail sales — excluding automobiles and gasoline — rose 0.44% seasonally adjusted month over...

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