With this year’s independence holiday falling mid-week, according to the National Retail Federation and research partner Prosper Insight & Analytics, consumers in the U.S. plan to spend $6.9 billion on food for Fourth of July cookouts and picnics.
Midwest-CBK is expanding its collections, debuting more than 450 new designs from Midwest Gift every day, baby & kids and pet gifts, and CBK home and outdoor décor.
Mark Feldstein & Associates is introducing a range of home décor products for the holidays.
The Container Store saw its net sales rise but comparable store sales slightly decline in its third quarter, pointing to a decrease in its holiday department sales.
According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales in the November/December timeframe increased 5.5% over the same period in 2016 to $691.9 billion.
Strong holiday retail sales volume has prompted strong return volume, United Parcel Service reports.
Predictions of a strong holiday season for retailers may prove true with figures from Mastercard Advisors showing sales from November 1 through Christmas Eve up nearly 5%.
The Bon-Ton is looking to attract last-minute holiday season shoppers to its stores by giving away $1 million in gift cards.
Year-over-year retail sales in November grew mid-single digits as online and other non-store sales were up double-digits, according to figures from the National Retail Federation.
In the midst of the holiday purchasing season, Walmart will place unloaded gift cards in select Walmart.com ship-to-home and pickup order boxes, the company said.
Retail industry employment increased by 12,900 jobs in November from October, according to the National Retail Federation.
Consumers may have flooded stores over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but their spending rates were lower than 2016, according to data from The NPD Group’s Checkout service.
Amazon is teaming its Prime Now one- and two-hour delivery service with Amazon Handmade, the company’s handcrafted merchandise business, to offer consumers unique products from local artisans available for quick turnaround for the holidays.
The week before Thanksgiving brought slower sales growth for some product categories covered by The NPD Group, and steeper declines for others, resulting in a slight overall decrease in the third week of November versus the week in 2016, according to the market research firm.
Ikea has launched a holiday entertaining promotion that links furniture and housewares in a manner that lets the company promote seasonal goods in a timely context. The promotion also reminds consumers that it offers not only furnishings but a range of housewares.
According to the National Retail Federation, more than 174 million Americans shopped in stores and online during the just-concluded Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday holiday weekend period.
The International Council of Shopping Centers released its Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping Report, which estimated that more than 145 million adults spent time at malls and shopping centers in the period and spent on average $377.50.
Home-related merchandise should make a strong showing in the gift-giving season, according to The NPD Group’s 2017 U.S. Holiday Purchase Intentions study.
According to a new survey from Deloitte, three-quarters of Americans plan to shop over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, spending an average of $427 between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday.
Demdaco will showcase holiday tableware and giftware at the winter 2018 markets.