Christmas in September: Inflation-weary shoppers are scrambling the retail calendar
5 months, 1 week ago

Christmas in September: Inflation-weary shoppers are scrambling the retail calendar

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Members of Bath and Body Works' loyalty program could shop a holiday preview collection of candles in scents like winter candy apple and “Bright Christmas Morning” starting Sept. 24. Last year, customers in the rewards program didn't get access to those products until Oct. 3, and the holiday-themed merchandise didn't launch in stores until Oct. 9. open image in gallery An arrangement of holiday themed scented candles is shown at a Bath and Body Works store on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in New York. Same goes for holidays like St. Patrick's Day — Krispy Kreme now offers holiday themed sweets the week before the holiday, instead of just on that day, according to Dave Skena, Krispy Kreme’s global chief brand officer, Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, plans to advertise savings on Thanksgiving meal products starting Oct. 14, about two weeks earlier than last year. open image in gallery An scented candle called Bright Christmas Morning is shown at a Bath and Body Works store on Wednesday, Oct. 9 For the first time this year, Balsam Hill transformed what’s traditionally its fall catalog, sent in September, into a holiday book.

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Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices
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3 months ago

Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices

Associated Press  

Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data. Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, outpacing the 3.1% increase from a year earlier, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit …

Last-minute Christmas shopping takes a dive as buyers feel the squeeze
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3 months ago

Last-minute Christmas shopping takes a dive as buyers feel the squeeze

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Last-minute Christmas shopping saw a downturn this year as high …

Magical Christmas Sale last day today: Hottest categories to explore before time runs out
3 months ago

Magical Christmas Sale last day today: Hottest categories to explore before time runs out

Hindustan Times  

The clock is ticking, because it’s the last day of Myntra’s Magical Christmas Sale today! Magical Christmas Sale popular categories We know deciding what to buy can feel like unwrapping a hundred gifts at once, so we’ve done the hard work for you. Myntra’s Magical Christmas Sale is your chance to play Santa and score big on every category. This …

Supermarket Christmas chaos as online orders are cancelled, home deliveries are late and furious customers are unable to use discounts on food shops
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3 months ago

Supermarket Christmas chaos as online orders are cancelled, home deliveries are late and furious customers are unable to use discounts on food shops

Daily Mail  

Morrisons has triggered Christmas chaos after cancelling home deliveries and festive shops for scores of Britons, leaving families furious. The shopping chain said its More rewards card is facing difficulties, with customers unable to get discounts on their food shops. Morrisons customers are facing chaos after the retailer for forced to cancel their shopping orders just two days before Christmas …

Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains
3 months, 1 week ago

Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains

Daily Mail  

Labour's Budget is being blamed for a sluggish Christmas shopping period as shops struggle to get hard-pressed families to part with their cash. Food sales underpinned a 0.2 per cent rise in business, lower than the 0.5 per cent rebound forecast by economist, after retail sales fell 0.5 per cent in October. British retailers returned to growth last month, up …

Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of U.S. economy’s health
3 months, 1 week ago

Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of U.S. economy’s health

LA Times  

Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.7% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, a solid increase and higher than October’s 0.5% gain. Analysts envisioned a solid holiday shopping season, though perhaps not as robust as last …

Winter wear sales pick up after warm November slows start
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Winter wear sales pick up after warm November slows start

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A surprisingly warm November led to a slow start to winter apparel sales, but a steady dip in temperature recently has boosted demand, bringing relief to retailers. Unpredictable weather patterns continue to pose challenges for inventory management, as retailers in North India now face shorter, but more intense winter seasons. Dropping temperatures North India experienced its warmest November …

What Black Friday’s history tells us about holiday shopping in 2024
4 months ago

What Black Friday’s history tells us about holiday shopping in 2024

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The holiday shopping season is about to reach full speed with Black Friday, which kicks off the post-Thanksgiving retail rush later this week. The term “Black Friday” is several generations old, but it wasn’t always associated with the holiday retail frenzy that we know today. Jie Zhang, a professor of marketing at the University of Maryland’s Robert …

‘If you mark it down, they will come.’ What to expect from retailers this holiday season
4 months ago

‘If you mark it down, they will come.’ What to expect from retailers this holiday season

CNN  

CNN — Santa’s checking his list, elves in tow, as a model sailboat and selection of beach tees hang on the wall behind him. “The consumer has got firepower and is able to out and spend, so it’s not going to be a miserable holiday by any standards,” said Neil Saunders, retail analyst and managing director at GlobalData Retail. Bing …

US consumers to bargain hunt in annual 'Black Friday' spree
4 months ago

US consumers to bargain hunt in annual 'Black Friday' spree

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW YORK: US shoppers are coming out in force this holiday season, but the festiveness is being tempered by inflationary pressures that have abated but not completely faded. Americans are "ready to open their wallets this holiday season," said the Conference Board ahead of Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving, which this year, falls on November 28 -- that …

Evolving purchase of Yiwu's Xmas merchandise
4 months, 1 week ago

Evolving purchase of Yiwu's Xmas merchandise

China Daily  

City's market experiencing strong revival, with merchants noting an increase in early orders amid heightened demand Yiwu, Zhejiang province, is globally renowned as the largest production and distribution hub for Christmas products, responsible for nearly 80 percent of the global supply. This year, the city's Christmas market is experiencing a strong revival, with merchants noting an increase in early orders …

Early Bird Shopping: As Retailers Embrace Festive Decor, Flavors and Deals, Consumers Embrace the Season Earlier
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Early Bird Shopping: As Retailers Embrace Festive Decor, Flavors and Deals, Consumers Embrace the Season Earlier

Hindustan Times  

Shoppers embrace early holiday spirit as retailers push seasonal products earlier in the year. With Thanksgiving and Christmas falling on Nov. 28 and Nov. 1 respectively, retailers are bringing out their festive collections weeks before the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. This year, with inflation-weary shoppers seeking deals on non-traditional items, stores are scrambling to get shoppers to …

Retail sales up strongly in December as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
1 year, 2 months ago

Retail sales up strongly in December as Americans showed continued willingness to spend

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers in December, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on an upbeat tone and signaling that people remain confident enough to keep spending freely. Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% …

Still haven't bought holiday gifts? Retailers have a sale for you
1 year, 3 months ago

Still haven't bought holiday gifts? Retailers have a sale for you

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think this is a more challenging year than …

Still haven’t bought holiday gifts? Retailers have a sale for you
1 year, 3 months ago

Still haven’t bought holiday gifts? Retailers have a sale for you

LA Times  

Super Saturday is expected to be the second busiest day of the holiday period after Black Friday. That’s lower than last year’s 5.4% growth but more consistent with typical holiday spending, which rose 3.6% between 2010 and 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic skewered numbers. Adobe Analytics expects U.S. online holiday sales to rise 4.8% from last year between November and …

Retailers are ready to kick off Black Friday just as shoppers pull back on spending
1 year, 4 months ago

Retailers are ready to kick off Black Friday just as shoppers pull back on spending

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. “I don’t think is going to be some horrible business nor is it going to be some kind of explosive holiday season.” The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, expects shoppers will …

Retailers expecting 'record' Black Friday sales, but Westpac warns of 'penny-pinching' Christmas
1 year, 4 months ago

Retailers expecting 'record' Black Friday sales, but Westpac warns of 'penny-pinching' Christmas

ABC  

Despite high levels of pessimism among Australian consumers, David Wall has noticed a lot of people are buying board games and puzzles at his toy stores ahead of the Black Friday sales. "While we expect overall Christmas trading will be subdued, we're expecting this by Friday to be a record simply because people are shopping on a budget, and they're …

The 2023 Advent Calendars To Buy Immediately Before They Sell Out
1 year, 5 months ago

The 2023 Advent Calendars To Buy Immediately Before They Sell Out

Huff Post  

It may only be the final days of October, but it’s already time to be thinking about one of the holiday’s most fun gifting traditions: Advent calendars, a delightful concept that offers a daily surprise in the countdown to December 25. Many of the most well-known retailers, specializing in everything from beauty to scrumptious chocolates to luxury jewelry, are already …

Holiday sales up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation
2 years, 3 months ago

Holiday sales up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation

LA Times  

Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure. Holiday sales rose 7.6%, a slower pace than the 8.5% increase from a year earlier when shoppers began spending the money they had saved during the early part of the pandemic, according …

Retail sales slip at start of key holiday shopping season
2 years, 3 months ago

Retail sales slip at start of key holiday shopping season

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Americans cut back on retail …

Holiday shopping kicks off with inflation dampening spirits
2 years, 4 months ago

Holiday shopping kicks off with inflation dampening spirits

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — While Black Friday will mark a return to familiar holiday shopping patterns, uncertainty still remains. Isela Dalencia, who was shopping for household essentials like detergent at a Walmart in Secaucus, New Jersey, earlier this week, said she’s delaying buying holiday gifts until Cyber Monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving — when online sales rev up. Adobe Analytics …

Carriers feeling cheery about on-time holiday deliveries
2 years, 4 months ago

Carriers feeling cheery about on-time holiday deliveries

Associated Press  

The nation’s major shipping companies are in the best shape to get holiday shoppers’ packages delivered on time since the start of the pandemic, suggesting a return to normalcy. Postal Service, FedEx and United Parcel Service project to have enough capacity after struggling under the holiday crush for the past two years, when many people hunkered down at home and …

Retail sales slow as consumers turn to pre-loved gifts for Christmas
2 years, 4 months ago

Retail sales slow as consumers turn to pre-loved gifts for Christmas

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Christmas will come later than last year for many and may be more gloom …

Early Christmas shopping boosts UK retail sales to
3 years, 4 months ago

Early Christmas shopping boosts UK retail sales to

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Early Christmas shopping helped British …

The race is on to save Christmas as retailers fight the supply chain crunch
3 years, 4 months ago

The race is on to save Christmas as retailers fight the supply chain crunch

NPR  

The race is on to save Christmas as retailers fight the supply chain crunch Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Lennihan/AP The busy Christmas shopping season is almost here. "We're at the point where if you don't ship now, it's not going," says Ross, sales manager for the California-based clothing company Nothin' But Net. "I have drivers who …

Why You Should Get Your Holiday Shopping Done ASAP
3 years, 5 months ago

Why You Should Get Your Holiday Shopping Done ASAP

Huff Post  

Kathrin Ziegler via Getty Images With inventory shortages, delivery delays and increased prices, it's best to get an earlier start on holiday shopping this year. “If you’ve been eyeing that TikTok-trending item or that must-have toy this season, buy it now if you see it in stock,” advised Kristen Gall, a shopping and retail expert at Rakuten Rewards. “Since shopping …

The Time to Buy Your Holiday Presents Is Now
3 years, 5 months ago

The Time to Buy Your Holiday Presents Is Now

Wired  

In the history books, we will all be able to plot out each point of the pandemic by what essential item was in short supply. As we enter our second pandemic holiday season, delays and stock shortages have sadly persisted up and down the supply chain. For example, the Apple Watch almost always launches alongside the new iPhone, yet this …

Christmas exports keep pace with challenges
3 years, 6 months ago

Christmas exports keep pace with challenges

China Daily  

Employees make Christmas toys at a factory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. Decorative trees, lights find ways to foreign markets despite pandemic Christmas goods suppliers in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, experienced a shipping season earlier than usual in recent months, as overseas clients requested orders to arrive sooner than in the past, due to inventory and logistics chain risks. Yiwu is the …

Who Cares About Calendars? The Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Here, Which Means Fall Has Begun
3 years, 7 months ago

Who Cares About Calendars? The Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Here, Which Means Fall Has Begun

NPR  

Who Cares About Calendars? The Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Here, Which Means Fall Has Begun Enlarge this image toggle caption Chelsea Kyle/Starbucks Chelsea Kyle/Starbucks You are not crazy. Yes, you may currently be sitting in sweltering heat but the pumpkin spice latte gods have spoken, and it seems it's time for consumers to whip out their fall garb or at …

Christmas shopping this season may be 'make or break' for many businesses
4 years, 3 months ago

Christmas shopping this season may be 'make or break' for many businesses

ABC  

After a shocking year for retail during the coronavirus pandemic, the National Retail Association says this festive season is "make or break" for many businesses. Key points: Australians are expected to spend more than $52 billion this Christmas — a 5 per cent increase on last year Australians are expected to spend more than $52 billion this Christmas — a …

This holiday season, everyone is shopping from home
4 years, 3 months ago

This holiday season, everyone is shopping from home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The viral pandemic is accelerating a transformation of America’s holiday shopping season. Overall holiday sales are projected to rise a slight 0.9% in November and December — and even that modest gain will be due to an explosion in online shopping, according to the research firm eMarketer. Once the final numbers are tallied up, this year’s Cyber …

Black Friday leads November retail sales rebound, with Christmas spending figures eagerly awaited
5 years, 2 months ago

Black Friday leads November retail sales rebound, with Christmas spending figures eagerly awaited

ABC  

Retail sales rebounded in November with solid lifts in spending on clothing, household goods and at department stores during Black Friday sales, but economists say December's figures will provide a fuller picture. Key points: Retail turnover increased by 0.9 per cent in November, in a stronger-than-expected rebound The ABS says the impact of Black Friday exceeded that seen in previous …

How to shop better this Christmas
5 years, 3 months ago

How to shop better this Christmas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sheer number of people going online for bargains, …

Retail sales rise in run-up to Christmas as analysts predict New Year slowdown
7 years, 3 months ago

Retail sales rise in run-up to Christmas as analysts predict New Year slowdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey reported that 37 per …

Retailers Hope For Strong Holiday Season As November Sales Beat Expectations
7 years, 3 months ago

Retailers Hope For Strong Holiday Season As November Sales Beat Expectations

NPR  

Retailers Hope For Strong Holiday Season As November Sales Beat Expectations Enlarge this image toggle caption Gunnar Rathbun/AP Gunnar Rathbun/AP U.S. retailers are looking forward to a strong holiday season this year after new numbers show higher than expected sales for November. Also in November, "nonstore retailers," a group that includes online vendors, had sales up 10.4 percent over November …

REPEAT-UK retailers look to Black Friday to kick start Christmas sales
7 years, 4 months ago

REPEAT-UK retailers look to Black Friday to kick start Christmas sales

Daily Mail  

By James Davey LONDON, Nov 21 - After suffering their biggest decline in sales volumes for four-and-a-half years in October, British retailers are pinning their hopes on Black Friday discounts to get shoppers spending again. Research firm GlobalData forecasts UK spending during the Black Friday period - defined as Monday Nov. 20 to Monday Nov. 27 - will grow 3.8 …

US stores far from overwhelmed as Black Friday sales begin
8 years, 4 months ago

US stores far from overwhelmed as Black Friday sales begin

Live Mint  

Chicago/Bengaluru: Crowds were thin at US malls and stores on Black Friday morning, formerly the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, with stores opening earlier and online sales expected to take the biggest share of gains in retail sales over last year. Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the largest bricks-and-morter retailer in the US, said Thanksgiving Day was “one of the …

After the turkey, some hit the shops to start holiday season
8 years, 4 months ago

After the turkey, some hit the shops to start holiday season

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After enjoying the Thanksgiving turkey, some Americans hit the stores for what retailers hope will be a new tradition to start the holiday shopping season. “Most of the time Black Friday deals start the day of: Thanksgiving,” said Ashley Shelton of Columbia, Missouri, who was as Kohl’s with her boyfriend after dinner with family and then going …

Stores suffer festive flop: Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and a raft of fashion retailers report a dismal start to the Christmas period
9 years, 3 months ago

Stores suffer festive flop: Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and a raft of fashion retailers report a dismal start to the Christmas period

Daily Mail  

Britain’s biggest supermarkets have seen their takings at the till fall by half a million pounds in the run up to Christmas, latest research shows. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail insight at Kantar, said: ‘With sales of champagne and sparkling wine up by a quarter it seems clear that the grocer is successfully tapping into demand for premium goods.’ It …

US shoppers flock to stores searching for bargains
12 years, 4 months ago

US shoppers flock to stores searching for bargains

China Daily  

Get Flash Player Download Shoppers across the United States rushed to stores to take advantage of discounts during the traditional Black Friday shopping spree, the day after Thanksgiving. The annual event kicks off the Christmas shopping season, generates big profits for stores and sends bargain-hunting consumers into a frenzy. "Everybody started going crazy about it, and then the police got …

US retailers gear up for holiday rush
13 years, 4 months ago

US retailers gear up for holiday rush

China Daily  

The day after Thanksgiving in America, or what is called "Black Friday," which falls on Nov 25 this year, traditionally marks the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. Nathaniel Currier and James Ives' 19th-century lithographs of snow-crusted fields, frosty farmhouse windows, and families bundled on one-horse sleighs still adorn our holiday cards. And with more than one-third of Americans …

Last-minute rush boosts Christmas sales
14 years, 3 months ago

Last-minute rush boosts Christmas sales

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Traditionally Christmas Eve shopping is about food, but this …

Brighter time for stores this christmas season
14 years, 3 months ago

Brighter time for stores this christmas season

China Daily  

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. But a report this week on retail sales in November suggested that economic growth may be gaining speed. But Tuesday's report came the same day the central bank said the economy is not growing fast enough to reduce unemployment. And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter and …

Cheap and chic: A guide to the Christmas sales
14 years, 3 months ago

Cheap and chic: A guide to the Christmas sales

The Independent  

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Gimmicks, Longer Hours Greet US Holiday Shoppers
14 years, 4 months ago

Gimmicks, Longer Hours Greet US Holiday Shoppers

India TV News  

New York, Nov 26: Retailers are ushering in the traditional kickoff of the U.S. holiday shopping season on Friday with expanded hours, deep discounts and online deals to draw bargain-hungry shoppers. The "Black Friday" label comes from retailer's goal of capitalizing on the holiday shopping season to turn a profit for the year, going "in the black" instead of "in …

The Marketplace Report: Holiday Season Forecast
19 years, 4 months ago

The Marketplace Report: Holiday Season Forecast

NPR  

The Marketplace Report: Holiday Season Forecast The National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade organization, raised its Christmas season growth forecast to 6 percent from its September forecast of 5 percent. I was checking the news wires this morning and over here on the AP rundown, there's word from the National Retail Federation that it's raising its growth forecast …

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