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Winter Holidays

  • Visa: E-commerce sales up 17% in first 10 months of 2013

    New York -- In the first 10 months of 2013, e-commerce sales are up 17% from the same period last year, according to the Visa Spending Intentions survey. To-date in 2013, Visa domestic e-commerce transactions exceeded one billion dollars on 211 days, an increase of 19% from 2012.

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  • ShopperTrak ranks best days to shop to avoid holiday crowds

    If avoiding large crowds is your criteria for tackling the holiday shopping season, then ShopperTrak has some advice for you.

    ShopperTrak, a leading provider of shopper analytics, has identified the 10 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas likely to have the least amount of in-store holiday shopper traffic, making them the best days to shop for consumers looking to do their shopping in a less frenzied environment.

  • Retail imports up 6.5% in October

    Washington, D.C. -- Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports grew 6.5% in October over the same month last year despite the government shutdown, and year-over-year increases are expected to continue for the remainder of the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

  • Accenture: Younger shoppers are the most likely to shop on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday

    New York -- Thirty-eight percent of shoppers are likely to shop on Thanksgiving Day this year, according to Accenture’s annual Holiday Shopping Survey. Of those shoppers planning to hit the stores on Thanksgiving, 41% said they will be out shopping between 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Day and 5 a.m. the next morning.

  • Rue La La simplifies online shopping ahead of holiday season

    Rue La La, a leading online lifestyle shopping destination, is rolling out a ‘goof proof gifting’ program just in time for the holiday shopping season.

  • ShopperTrak: Dec. 4 will see least amount of holiday traffic

    Chicago -- ShopperTrak predicts that Wednesday, Dec. 4, will be the best day for consumers to shop this holiday season with the least amount of store shopper traffic.

  • ICSC survey says consumers will start holiday shopping early

    Procrastinating is out this year when it comes to holiday shopping, with 62% of consumers surveyed planning to finish their gift buying on or before Dec. 16, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.

    As in most years, the top shopping day of the year is expected to be Black Friday. However, Cyber Monday will follow close behind across most demographic groups, overtaking Super Saturday as the second busiest holiday shopping day of the year.

  • Kohl’s announces Black Friday deals

    Menomonee Falls, Wis. -- Kohl’s on Monday announced an array of Black Friday sales events, kicking off at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

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