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Winter Holidays

  • NRF: Retailers increase imports with eye toward holidays

    Washington, D.C. — Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.6% in August 2015 from the same month in 2014 as retailers begin to bring in merchandise for the holiday season. According to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates, imports for the year are expected to be up 4.2% from 2014.

  • Nerd alert: The Force is with Toys"R"Us this September

    Toys"R"Us is headed to a galaxy far, far away with its next promotion.

  • Best Buy knows what time it is

    A month after the launch of the Apple watch, Best Buy will become the first national retailer to stock the new wearable.

    The watch will be available in more than 100 Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com. By the time holiday season arrives, an additional 200 stores will feature the watch.

    “The Apple Watch is a big addition to our stores and website, and we know our customers want it,” said Jason Bonfig, senior category officer at Best Buy. “We are excited to bring the Apple Watch to more consumers, especially with the holidays coming up.”

  • Holiday help hits retailer inboxes early

    Bronto Software has released the 2015 version of its popular Holiday Resource Center to help retailers optimize marketing strategies and drive sale growth.

  • Guess what’s coming to Best Buy

    Minneapolis – Consumers who want to purchase an Apple Watch will have a new option as of Friday, Aug. 7.

     On that date, Best Buy will become the first national retailer, other than Apple Stores, where customers can buy the Apple Watch.

    It will begin to arrive in more than 100 Best Buy stores and will also be available on BestBuy.com. Another 200 Best Buy stores will have the Apple Watch in time for holiday shopping.

  • NRF cuts retail sales forecast

    What’s wrong with America? Plenty, according to the National Retail Federation which just slashed its full year retail sales forecast ahead of second quarter earnings announcements from major retailers next month.

  • California Gurl is H&M's holiday spokeswoman

    It may be the middle of summer, but H&M executives have the busy Christmas shopping season on the brain: The retailer has already selected its holiday campaign spokeswoman.

    Katy Perry announced on Instagram Thursday that she would appear in the retailer's 2015 holiday campaign.

  • Mission accomplished? Amazon touts Prime Day triumph

    Amazon.com didn’t give much in the way of details about its sales on Wednesday, but the retailer said members shopped at record rates during its first ever Prime Day.

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