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Winter Holidays

  • Children’s Place pops on strong holiday sales

    Children’s Place did the most shareholder friendly thing possible just days after it announced a slate of other shareholder friendly measures.

  • Study: Holiday shoppers have return preferences

    Retailers seeking to make the holiday return process as pleasant as possible need to offer a few specific features.

    According to a new post-holiday study of 500 adult U.S. consumers from location-based mobile platform provider Retale, 24% of those surveyed stated that they are likely to return or exchange at least one of the presents that they received this holiday season.

  • Holiday Recap: Top Five Customer-Engaging Omnichannel Campaigns

    As we wrap up another holiday season, it’s time to review some of the most innovative and successful omnichannel promotions launched by retailers.

    Some of these promotions were brand new, some were updated versions of established favorites. And some directly drove purchases while others built brand awareness and general holiday goodwill. But all five of the selected campaigns engaged customers in ways that should help boost loyalty long after holiday cheer fades.

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  • The magic is gone: Macy’s closing stores and cutting jobs

    Macy’s said warm weather took a huge toll on holiday sales, which were much worse than expected, prompting the company to announce major cost-cutting moves.

  • Macy’s cutting thousands of jobs as part of big cost-cutting initiative

    Macy’s lowered the ax on Wednesday, announcing major cost-cutting moves on the heels of holiday sales that were much worse than expected.

  • Bon-Ton repeats promotion where everyone wins

    The Bon-Ton Stores is back with a popular promotion that increases store traffic, generates sales, saves customers money and benefits the communities where it operates 270 department stores.

  • Online retailers have happy New Year

    All was not quiet on New Year’s Day for online retailers and their customers.

    According to Verizon Retail Index data, broadband traffic attributed to e-commerce shopping activity reached new heights over the New Year’s holiday weekend (Jan. 1-3). E-commerce traffic posted highs of 28%, 32% and 36% respectively above average daily levels on those three days – a similar pattern to the prior year. Notably, Sunday posted the highest activity of the season to date which is consistent with a trend identified by Verizon during the 2014 season.

  • Amazon reports happy holiday for sellers

    Some of the details are vague, but businesses and individuals selling items via Amazon.com experienced a generally successful holiday season.

    According to figures released by Amazon, more than 23 million items were ordered worldwide from sellers on Amazon on Cyber Monday, a more than 40% increase year-over-year. Use of the Amazon Sponsored Products targeted advertising service by sellers grew more than 100%year-over-year worldwide. Clicks on Sponsored Products in the U.S. grew by more than 200% from the previous holiday season.

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