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Winter Holidays

  • Nehemiah Manufacturing launches Saline Soothers

    CINCINNATI - Nehemiah Manufacturing on Tuesdsay announced the launch of Saline Soothers, a solution for the 81% of consumers who are annoyed when they don't have the tissues handy to address a runny nose.

    Instead, those consumers have to resort to other means to address their runny nose - according to a survey commissioned by Nehemiah, 41% resort to using their sleeves and 38% their hand.

  • BJ's Wholesale Club to close on Thanksgiving for 10th year in a row

    WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- BJ's Wholesale Club announced Monday that it will continue bucking the retail industry trend of keeping stores open on Thanksgiving so that customers and employees can enjoy the holiday with family and friends.

  • Study: Online growth to remain modest this holiday season

    E-commerce may lose some appeal among shoppers this holiday season.
     

  • Deloitte: Holiday sales to increase 3.6% to 4%; smaller niche players increasing share

    NEW YORK — Retailers should see a modest uptick in holiday sales this year. But the news isn’t all positive for big chains or even major online retailers. 
     

  • Study: Shoppers willing to increase order to qualify for free shipping

    KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. and ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Forget apparel, electronics and gift cards. Free shipping is expected to be the most-coveted wish among many shoppers this holiday season.
     
    That’s according to the “The September 2016 Holiday Retail Report” from Radial and CFI Group, in which 91% of respondents said they would be willing to increase the size of their online order to qualify for free shipping.
     

  • Report: Holiday shopping, driven by digital, to get early start

    CHICAGO — Gone are the days when Black Friday signified the official launch of the holiday shopping season. 
     
    In fact, nearly half (49%) of shoppers will have a bulk of their holiday shopping done by Thanksgiving Day, according to a new survey from market intelligence solutions provider Market Track. And digital deals will be the catalyst.
     

  • RetailNext: It’s beginning to look a lot like a digital Christmas

    SAN JOSE, Calif. — Uncertainty among the upcoming presidential election is not dampening holiday sales outlooks.
     
    Indeed, retailers need to be ready to present their holiday best as U.S.-based retail performance over the November through December holiday period is expected to see a 3.2% year-over-year (YoY) lift in sales. This jump is driven partly by a 14.9% increase in YoY sales through digital channels, according to new data from RetailNext.
     

  • Holiday forecast: Higher sales, more online shopping

    The holiday shopping frenzy has begun, and it is shaping up to be more digital than ever.

    Summer has barely said goodbye, but consumers nationwide have already turned their attention to the holidays. In fact, nearly one third of consumers, and nearly half of parents, began holiday shopping before Labor Day.

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