Winter Holidays

The buoyant sales that characterize the 2018 holiday shopping season will continue into the New Year, but at a slightly lower pace.

Amazon broke a new record this holiday season, fueled by sales in the United States.

Despite record holiday sales, U.S. consumers are starting to feel less confident about the economy amid trade concerns, market volatility and worries about slowing global economic growth.

It was a happy holiday for the nation’s retailers — at least according to early data.

Retailers followed through on their shipping promise this holiday season — with Amazon Prime delivering all the way to midnight on Christmas Eve.

The Chain Store Age offices will be closed December 31 through January 1. We will resume publishing on Wednesday, January 2. We wish everyone a happy new year!

The offices of Chain Store Age will be closed on Mon., Dec. 24 and Tues., Dec. 25. Daybreaker will resume publishing on Wed., Dec. 26. We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

Saks Fifth Avenue is using artificial intelligence (AI) to market more targeted holiday gift ideas.