California Inc.: The clock is ticking on the holiday shopping season
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Life, death and pandemic greet California"s struggling Main Streets
As coronavirus cases surge during the busy holiday shopping season, uncertainty and unease have set in on Main Streets. As coronavirus cases surge during the busy holiday shopping season, uncertainty and unease have set in on Main Streets......»»
Hurry up — the clock is ticking to return gifts to Amazon, Apple and Target
Here are the deadlines for the most lenient — and strict — return policies this holiday season......»»
Earnings Outlook: Amazon earnings preview: Prime Day and the holidays mean Amazon will add to its most profitable year
Amazon.com Inc. has already had its most profitable year. But with Prime Day 2020 taking place in October and the holiday shopping season still to be accounted for, the e-commerce giant will only add to the tally......»»
Holiday Sales Show Omnichannel Presence As Important As Ever
While there was much uncertainty headed into the 2020 holiday shopping season, our thesis that retailers with an omnichannel presence (bri.....»»
: Every day of the holiday shopping season exceeded $1 billion in online sales: Adobe
Adobe data shows that the total online holiday spend rose 32.2% to $188.2 billion.....»»
E-Commerce Shopping Greatly Outpaces Total Growth Rate In 2020 Holiday Shopping
Online sales grew a whopping 49% in this year's holiday shopping season. read more.....»»
US holiday retail sales rise 3.0% - Mastercard report
U.S. ecommerce sales jumped 49% in this year’s holiday shopping season, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse report, underscoring the COVID-19 pandemic’s role in transforming customers’ shopping habits......»»
As FedEx, UPS Limit Package Pickups For Holiday Season, Small Retailers Most Affected
Online shopping has soared during the pandemic as lockdowns force shoppers to stay indoors. read more.....»»
Unprecedented online shopping + Covid vaccine = package delays
Between the flood of online purchases and holiday packages being shipped, package delay rates could reach new heights this season as the Covid-19 vaccine is now sent across the country. Delay rates for carriers like UPS and FedEx could be near 20.....»»
Retailers plan for a Black Friday like no other
One of the biggest shopping days of the year will look dramatically different this holiday season as malls and stores enact COVID-19 precautions — .....»»
Target sales dinged by shortened holiday season
NEW YORK (AP) — Target reported strong fourth-quarter profits, though its sales were weighed down weak toy and electronics sales during the crucial holiday shopping season. Target joins a string o.....»»
Earnings Watch: Retailers’ holiday-season results, software updates and Beyond Meat earnings on the way
Retailers will reveal more about the holiday-shopping season in the coming week, with the end of the earnings recession in sight......»»
AmEx profit beats on strong U.S. holiday season spending
Credit card issuer American Express Co reported a fourth-quarter profit on Friday that beat analysts' estimates, as more people used its cards for shopping and paying bills while a strong U.S. retail sales environment also helped......»»
50 Million Americans Are Still Paying Down Debt From 2018 Holiday Shopping Season
50 Million Americans Are Still Paying Down Debt From 2018 Holiday Shopping Season American consumers are some of the most debt-burdened and financially irresponsible on the planet - and it's not just because of the stagnant.....»»
GameStop analyst sees ‘zero terminal value’ after outlook
GameStop Corp. shares tumbled on Tuesday, after it reported a steep decline in same-store sales for the holiday shopping season and lowered its guidance for the year......»»
Breaking Down the Top Trends of This Holiday Shopping Season
As retailers have been reporting their sales for the holiday period, there has been a not-so-surprising pattern of consumers shopping online......»»
America has turned its back on big department stores
Somehow, in the midst of a monster holiday shopping season, America's biggest department stores managed to lose sales. Despite several attempts to revamp their images, department stores have gotten the cold shoulder from shoppers......»»
Weak holiday sales at Kohl"s, J.C. Penney spell more trouble for stores
Kohl's Corp and J.C. Penney Co Inc reported lower holiday season sales on Thursday, a sign that traditional brick-and-mortar retailers struggled to compete with record-breaking online shopping between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day......»»
Weak holiday sales at Kohl"s, J.C. Penney spell further trouble for traditional retailers
Kohl’s said it now expects full-year earnings to come in at the bottom end of an already lowered forecast, blaming weak demand for women’s apparel during the crucial shopping season......»»
Macy"s eases holiday season sales worries, shares rise 6%
Macy's Inc reported just a 0.6% drop in holiday period same-store sales on Wednesday, quelling fears of a more dramatic fall in the department store operator's numbers for the crucial annual shopping season after an earlier profit warning......»»