J.C. Penney is featuring small electrics and major appliances on the cover of its 72-page Black Friday circular, the retailer revealed in an exclusive preview for those that use its mobile app.
More than seven in 10 consumers will shop online for at least some of their holiday season needs, with nearly 80% of Millennials saying they will use the Internet to address their gift-giving needs, according to The NPD Group’s 2016 Holiday Purchase Intentions Survey.
Celebrity hair stylist Harry Josh is bringing his Pro Tools Dryer 2000 to Target this holiday season.
Macy’s is adding an array of products from Brookstone to 347 locations and Macys.com with all products available in time for the upcoming holiday season.
The fourth quarter has arrived and with it the final preparations by retailers for the holiday season. While the first three quarters of 2016 were largely unspectacular across a number of housewares product segments, all eyes are now watching what steps retailers will take to drive product into the hands of consumers.
Amazon is hiring more than 120,000 workers for the holiday season across its U.S. network of fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service sites.
Retailers should see an uptick in holiday sales in stores and online this year, according to Deloitte’s annual retail holiday sales forecast.
A study from market research firm Market Track suggested that a lot of holiday shopping would be completed earlier this year.
Predicting high margins and a continued increase in e-commerce activity, RetailNext is forecasting a 3.2% increase in year-over-year holiday sales.
Products for the fourth quarter and holiday shopping season continue to flow into the nation’s West Coast ports, with August expected to be the busiest month of the year, according to the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker.
