Christmas

Sears Nixes Printed Holiday Catalog
Sears Nixes Printed Holiday Catalog
October 22, 2018  |  Retail

Sears Holdings Corp. is not publishing its iconic holiday catalog this year. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Wish Book will still be available online...

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Amazon Prime To Offer Real Christmas Trees This Holiday
Amazon Prime To Offer Real Christmas Trees This Holiday
September 12, 2018  |  Retail

To bring real live Christmas trees to its customers’ doors, Amazon plans to offer seven-foot plants on its site this year. The trees will reportedly...

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Walmart Pulls Cannabis Christmas Tree From Website
Walmart Pulls Cannabis Christmas Tree From Website
December 18, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart was briefly helping shoppers deck the halls in an rather unusual way this year — with a $250 “weed leaf” artificial Christmas tree. Yes, for...

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Macy’s Requires Appointments To Visit Santa Claus
Macy’s Requires Appointments To Visit Santa Claus
November 20, 2017  |  Retail

Retailer Macy’s is looking to have a more structured Christmas this year, with reservations to see Santa Claus this holiday season being required for the...

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Postal Service Could Deliver Seven Days A Week
Postal Service Could Deliver Seven Days A Week
November 02, 2017  |  Retail

To provide continued solutions in consumers’ quest for faster holiday shipping solutions, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will offer affordable, next-day shipping...

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Amazon Mans Up For The Holiday Season
Amazon Mans Up For The Holiday Season
October 12, 2017  |  Amazon

While there are many ways to mark the start of the holiday season each year — the appearance of decorations, the sprinklings of early Black...

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Prime Day, Amazon’s Answer To Black Friday, Will Last A Whole Week This Year
Prime Day, Amazon’s Answer To Black Friday, Will Last A Whole Week This Year
June 27, 2017  |  Amazon

It’s not Christmas in July without Black Friday. And it’s not Black Friday if the deals don’t span an entire week. It’s only fitting, then,...

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UPS Holiday Surcharge Could Drive ‘Buy Online, Pick Up In Store’ Strategy This Christmas
UPS Holiday Surcharge Could Drive ‘Buy Online, Pick Up In Store’ Strategy This Christmas
June 20, 2017  |  Retail

Here’s a good reason to shop brick and mortar next Christmas: UPS is adding a shipping surcharge for orders delivered to residences at peak times...

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Kohl’s And The Last Big Holiday Push
Kohl’s And The Last Big Holiday Push
December 20, 2016  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers should really start celebrating the last two days before Christmas shopping as the most important shopping holiday of the year. Sure, we already...

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