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February 12, 2013
Study: 'Showrooming' a lesser threat than once thought

In a survey of more than 6,200 consumers collected during the peak holiday shopping season between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Amazon scored highest among 25 of the top mobile commerce companies in terms of customer satisfaction, according to a report released Tuesday by ForeSee.

January 17, 2013
2013 Holiday planning starts now

The 2012 holiday shopping season featured stores opening earlier on Thanksgiving, extended hours shopping marathons, and, according to the National Retail Federation, an additional 585,000 to 625,000 seasonal retail workers.

January 9, 2013
ShopperTrak: December 2012

Holiday shopping reached its seasonal peak in December, driving a 36.6 percent retail foot traffic increase over November.

January 3, 2013
Crazy Christmas offers retailers mixed bag

In what turned out to be one of the stranger holiday seasons in recent memory retailers fought through a range of unconventional headwinds to deliver an uneven performance.

December 27, 2012
Online sales up 15.2% for the season

Research results released Wednesday by Chase found that online holiday shopping sales for the season rose 15.2% year-over-year.

December 17, 2012
Target, United Way deliver a holly, jolly holiday

Target is teaming up with the United Way for the 22nd consecutive year to bring families in need some holiday cheer.

December 11, 2012
SC Johnson offers holiday HQ tours

What better way to celebrate the holidays than a tour of a CPG company’s headquarter?

December 10, 2012
Toys "R" Us optimistic about holidays

A 4.1% third quarter same store sales decline and $105 million loss hasn’t diminished holiday spirits at Toys "R" Us.

December 7, 2012
Goodwill to pop up at Pepco gallery again

Goodwill returns to the Pepco Edison Place Gallery with its Goodwill of Greater Washington pop-up retail shop. Pepco donated space so the stores can temporarily open its doors for the holiday with the theme Peace & Goodwill.

December 6, 2012
Macy’s to help last-minute shoppers race against the clock

Last minute holiday shoppers will have some help from Macy’s this year, as the retailer plans keep most of its stores open 48 hours straight the weekend before Christmas, from 7 a.m. Friday, December 21 through 7 a.m. Sunday, December 23.

November 25, 2012
The most digital Christmas ever

Online shopping surged 26% on Black Friday to surpass $1 billion for the first time, according to the digital measurement firm comScore.

November 19, 2012
Chase has finger on the holiday pulse

The retail industry is awash with forecasts and projections during the holidays, but a near real-time indicator from Chase reveals how shoppers are actually behaving.

November 16, 2012
Dress for less this Christmas? Ross thinks so

Value never goes out of style during the holiday’s and Ross Stores is well positioned to capitalize on this most enduring of seasonal behaviors.

November 16, 2012
OfficeMax elves put Chicagoans in holiday mood

Forty participants in the annual OfficeMax ElfYourself campaign are due to join in next week’s McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago.

November 15, 2012
Walmart counting on a Merry Christmas

Walmart maintained an optimistic outlook for the holiday season despite 1.5% third quarter comp increase that reflected a modest deceleration in sales momentum seen earlier this year.

November 14, 2012
Retailers poised for most social Christmas yet

Social media will influence how people plan to shop this holiday season nearly as much as word-of-mouth and store advertisements, according to a survey conducted by ConsumerSearch.com, part of the About Group.

November 13, 2012
Survey: Most consumers think best deals offered on Thanksgiving weekend

Survey results released Tuesday by PriceGrabber found that 71% of consumers believe that retailers offer better deals during Thanksgiving weekend than they do during the rest of the winter holiday shopping season, up from 58% in 2011.

November 12, 2012
Gap shows the love with new holiday ad campaign, gift card program

Gap is feeling the love this holiday season. Featuring a diverse group of actors, musicians and their loved ones, the retailer's new holiday ad campaign, “Love Comes In Every Shade,” showcases the retailer’s colorful "Winter Icon" collection and illustrates some of the many forms of love.

November 12, 2012
Mobile mindset key to a Merry Christmas

Smartphones will be retailers’ friend this holiday season, according to Deloitte’s annual survey of spending intentions and trends.

November 2, 2012
ShopperTrak names 10 busiest shopping days of coming holiday season

Black Friday will be the single biggest sales and foot traffic day of this holiday season, followed by Saturday, Dec. 22, according to ShopperTrak, the world’s largest counter and analyzer of retail foot traffic.

October 11, 2012
Consumers plan to spend more this holiday season, NPD finds

It seems that consumers' holiday spending intentions are more positive than last year, according to NPD's 11th annual holiday retail study.

October 3, 2012
Survey: A third of consumers will consider layaway for holiday shopping

A survey of 2,339 shoppers by CouponCabin.com found that 34% are at least somewhat likely to purchase items on layaway this holiday season.

September 25, 2012
Toys'R'Us not playing around with holiday hiring

Toys"R"Us is getting ready for the increased demand this holiday season by hiring 45,000 seasonal employees to staff its stores and distribution centers across the country this holiday season.

September 21, 2012
Hiring survey indicates best holiday job market in five years

An annual seasonal hiring survey released Thursday by Snagajob indicates that more holiday jobs will be available this year than have been expected in any previous season in the study’s five-year history. 


September 12, 2012
Holiday hiring indicator suggests Merry Christmas

Retailers plan to hire an increased number of temporary workers this holiday season, according to a survey by the global consulting firm Hay Group.

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