Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale may be over, but the discounts have only just begun. “Black Friday is here,” said Julie Ramhold, a consumer analyst at DealNews.com, noting that sale...
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Online Holiday Discounts Could Reach Record Highs, Report Says—But Inflation Is Expected To Cut Into Spending
Topline Online sales during the 2022 holiday shopping season could hit $209.7 billion, according to data from Adobe Analytics, though the number represents the slowest pace of growth since 2015 due to...
China Returns From Golden Week Holiday, US Semiconductor Ban Weighs On Technology
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were all down following US stocks’ poor performance on Friday following the strong employment release as investors face the reality of further US F...
Holiday E-Commerce To Top $209 Billion, As Growth Rate Slows
U.S. consumers are expected to spend $209.7 billion in November and December, during a highly … [+] competitive holiday season, according to the Adobe holiday forecast. getty U.S. consumers are ...
Online holiday spending expected to be weak after months of early discounting
A contractor working for Amazon.com cleans a delivery truck in Richmond, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images After months of sales and markdowns from re...
Retail Inventory Glut Is About To Get Ugly
Retail Inventory Glut Is About To Get Ugly getty The retail industry kicked off the crucial fourth quarter of 2022 weighed down by the same inventory imbalance that greeted it in the first quarter, wi...
This Retail Holiday Shopping Season, Self-Expression Will Be Trending
The Shopify.com app store offers the MyRegistry.com app, merging niche retailer’s with their “tribal … [+] brand advocates,” while facilitating push to pull marketing movement. Davide Bonaldo/SO...
Inflation Will Impact How Holiday Shoppers Buy, And Who Gets Gifts
Consumers are trimming their gift lists and shifting their spending plans due to inflation, … [+] according to a new KPMG survey getty Inflation is the top concern of holiday shoppers this year,...
High inflation has many Americans tweaking their holiday travel plans
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Travelers are shifting their holiday getaway plans to avoid busting their budgets amid high inflation, according to a new Bankrate survey. Forty-three percent of U.S. ad...
Real Estate Rebounds On Policy Support, China Begins Golden Week Holiday
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were largely off, as Japan outperformed while India and Thailand underperformed. China is closed this week for the National Holiday, while South Ko...
Retail Outlook for Holiday 2022: The Strong Get Stronger
Retail Outlook for Holiday 2022: The Strong Get Stronger getty As the 2022 fourth quarter kicks off, those retailers that have been weathering the choppy economy so far appear poised to come out on to...
What The Fed’s Rate Hike Will Mean For Holiday Shopping
Walmart announced that it will offer thousands more Rollbacks this holiday shopping period on the … [+] hottest categories including toys, home, electronics and beauty. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/...
Inflation Effects Set to Kneecap Retailers’ 2022 Holiday Outlook, and Beyond
Inflation Effects Set to Kneecap Retailers’ 2022 Holiday Outlook, and Beyond getty What a difference a year makes. Consulting giant McKinsey & Co. released the results of a consumer survey last fa...
Walmart plans to hire 40,000 workers for the holiday season
A Walmart worker organizes products for Christmas season at a Walmart store in Teterboro, New Jersey. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Walmart announced Wednesday that it will be hiring 40,000 seasonal and ful...
Holiday shopping season expected to be muted amid high inflation
Shoppers hold hands at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, November 14, 2020. Mark Makela | Reuters Retailers are scrambling to prepare for the fast-approaching holiday shopping ...
Holiday airfare will be most expensive in 5 years as pandemic fears wane
Los Angeles, CA – November 23: An air travel passenger is hugged while being picked up amid a long line of travelers awaiting rides after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport terminal 1...
KPMG’s Outlook For Holiday 2022
Houston, Texas, USA – getty KPMG recently published its survey for holiday 2022 and presented an estimate for holiday retail growth this year of 4.2 percent – down from a 14.1 percent incr...
Walmart And Costco Winning, Shopping Centers Losing As Retail Foot Traffic Trends Signal Austere Holiday Quarter.
Walmart and Costco Winning, Shopping Centers Losing as Retail Foot Traffic Trends Signal Austere … [+] Holiday Quarter. getty US consumers appear to be dining more at home than going out; doing ...
Remote Work, Quiet Quitting May Make Holiday Hiring Difficult For Retailers
Many of employed job seekers are conducting searches in a passive way by casually looking for jobs … [+] according to the CareerBuilder 2022 Survey. Courtesy of CareerBuilder Retailers are chall...
U.S. Postal Service to temporarily hike prices for holiday season
A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker exits a Grumman Long Life Vehicle. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. Postal Service filed a notice Wednesday of a temporary p...
How To Make [almost] Every Day A Wine Holiday!
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of VE Day at Linden Hall Hotel, Northumberland, with Sommelier of … [+] the Year David Hair. 9th June, 1985. (Photo by NCJ Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) Gett...
Packed your Bitcoin? A BTC holiday in Costa Rica goes fiat free
Passport, sunglasses, beach towel and Bitcoin (BTC)? A BTC enthusiast on vacation demonstrated that the world’s largest cryptocurrency could soon become a holiday essential. Eugenio, a Costa Rican Bit...
U.S. flight disruptions finally ease as the holiday weekend winds down
Lighted tunnel in the United Airlines terminal, O’Hare International Airport, Chicago Illinois. Andrew Woodley | Universal Images Group via Getty Images U.S. airline delays eased on Monday as we...
Massive Bitcoin (BTC) Longs Show up on Holiday Crypto Market, What It’s About
Gamza Khanzadaev Bitcoin funding rate up to July’s high on dormant crypto market Crypto analytics agency Santiment continues to provide a variety of interesting on-chain statistics. Thus, accord...
Stock Market Today: U.S. Futures Wobble, Global Stocks Rise on July 4 Holiday
Text size Wall Street is closed for the Fourth of July. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Global stocks were mostly higher and U.S. futures wavered on the Fourth of July. While it is set to be a quiet day...
‘Minions 2’ Breaks Records With $128 Million Holiday Weekend
‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Universal and Illumination Universal and Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, starring Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin, debuted two years behind schedule, bec...
An Unorthodox, Ideal Food And Wine Pairing From Spain For The Long Holiday Weekend In The US
It’s an unusual choice, I know, but my vote this year for the top food and wine pairing recommendation for the long holiday weekend is Spanish paella and Spanish sherry. Yes, the Fourth of July holida...
3 trends to watch as retailers prep for back-to-school, holiday shopping
Pedestrians view the holiday windows at a store in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images Summer vacation season is just getting started, but retailers a...
Gas-Tax Holiday Is a Gimmick. Here Are Some Better Ideas.
President Biden’s proposed gas-tax holiday is both a gimmick and dead on arrival. Yet, it is attracting inordinate attention across Washington and on Wall Street. There are viable ways to improve ener...
Biden’s gas tax holiday might save you $6 a month, fueling calls for inflation stimulus checks instead
Biden’s gas tax holiday might save you $6 a month, fueling calls for inflation stimulus checks instead President Joe Biden is urging Congress to pause the gas and diesel taxes for three months t...