Winter Holidays

Early signs point to a record holiday season for retailers.

Big Lots reported third-quarter results that beat analysts’ forecasts but warned that it expects supply chain challenges to continue to weigh on gross margins.

Retail spaces are increasing their productivity on a per sq. ft. basis, quite steeply. In short, retailers are doing more with less.

The five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday remains critical for online holiday sales, but is rapidly evolving.

Five Below reported third-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations despite a “challenging” supply chain environment.

Black Friday may have come and gone, but retailers still need to take steps to ensure their supply chains support holiday demand.

Madewell is leveraging its Insider targeted loyalty program to help ensure a strong holiday performance.

Traffic in retail stores rebounded from last year but remains down compared with 2019 as consumers started holiday shopping earlier in the season and also continued their shift to online.