Holiday Shopping news and archive

How to use gift wrapping as a strategy to gain return shoppers

The annual party season is open and we are once again hunting for festive outfits and surprising gifts. It is the high season for fashion retailers. At the same time, there is no shortage of staff to keep the tills ringing, let alone to sparkle in the packages of the purchases. Yet at the same time, the staff cannot be dragged along to ring the...

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These holiday campaigns are set to grab customers' attention

Fashion brands, apparel manufacturers and retailers are ringing in the Christmas season with these campaigns and collections. With slogans like “Happiness belongs to us,” “Your Style. Your Sound. Your Christmas” and “Coming home for Christmas - Travel lightly,” they place themes like community, returning to normalcy and sustainability at the...

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Almost 180 million Americans shopped during 5-day holiday sale

The five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday saw about 180 million Americans making in-store and online purchases, according to the National Retail Federation's Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Consumer Survey, conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The shoppers spent an average of 301.27 dollars on...

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Saks unveils Fifth Avenue holiday window and lights display

Saks Fifth Avenue has debuted its iconic holiday window display at its New York flagship for the 2020 season. The retailer's Fifth Avenue installation takes a more theatrical approach this year: a ten-story-tall light show with a reimagined, one-of-a-kind event concept called "Saks Lights Up Fifth Avenue." The retailer will host Saks Lights Up...

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Klarna launches new price drop widget ahead of holiday season

Klarna has introduced a new price drop widget to its iOS mobile app. The tool will allow consumers to stay informed on the latest deals and sales, particularly during the upcoming holiday shopping season. The widget is a permanent extension of the Klarna app experience, and works by rotating through a selection of users' most relevant items and...

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UK economy to receive 'significant boost' from Christmas shoppers

The UK’s economy could receive a “significant boost” - and a well needed one - this holiday season as consumers are expected to shop just as much if not more as last year despite Covid-19, new data suggests. According to consumer and location intelligence specialist CACI, 62 percent of consumers plan to spend more or the same as last Christmas....

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Key Holiday Shopping Trends in Americas for 2020

This month’s Fashion podcast series by Euromonitor International analyses how the apparel and footwear market will perform during the holidays in light of coronavirus. The apparel and footwear industry is among the worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Temporary store closures and decreased discretionary spending during the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Nordstrom to sell Christmas trees in partnership with Balsam Hill

Nordstrom is expanding its holiday offering to include Christmas trees. The retailer has teamed with Christmas decor brand Balsam Hill to introduce Christmas tree lots to 21 of its stores across 13 states. This marks the first time Nordstrom will sell a full assortment of Christmas trees, and the first time Balsam Hill has offered trees through...

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BRC urges consumers to start Christmas shopping early this year

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched a new national advertising campaign urging consumers to start their Christmas shopping earlier this year to help ease the load on retailers. Since the March lockdown, businesses across the UK have been investing hundreds of millions of pounds in strengthening their supply chains and implementing...

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Walmart preps for increased online shopping ahead of holiday season

Walmart is expecting increased online shopping for the 2020 holiday season and has made preemptive moves to prepare. The retailer has plans to hire over 20,000 seasonal associates in its e-commerce fulfillment centers across the country. The U.S. retailer has closely watched changing consumer behaviors over the past six months of the pandemic,...

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Amazon sees record holiday sales with billions of orders

Amazon this week announced its holiday season was record-breaking as billions of items were ordered worldwide, although it did not specify exact figures. Popular departments in the U.S. were toys, fashion, home and beauty with more than half a billion total items ordered. “This holiday season has been better than ever thanks to our customers and...

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How mobile shopping connects in-store and online commerce

Despite traditions of celebration and relaxation, the holiday shopping season is one of the busiest times of the year for the retail industry. Last year, holiday spending amounted to 850 billion dollars in the U.S., taking into account figures over a period of just 54 days. Insights from previous years has shown that online shopping plays a...