Holiday Sales

Merchants Prepare For $40B-Plus In Holiday Returns
Merchants Prepare For $40B-Plus In Holiday Returns
December 20, 2019  |  Retail

Bigger sales mean more returns as retailers ready themselves for a flood of unwanted merchandise that is anticipated to top $40 billion, CNBC reported on...

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Nordstrom And Why Convenience Is About More Than Speed
Nordstrom And Why Convenience Is About More Than Speed
March 25, 2019  |  Retail

Nordstrom did not exactly have the brightest or merriest holiday season in 2018. The retailer was showing many of the same symptoms of Q4 malaise...

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Fresh Holiday eCommerce Data: Another Nail In Physical Retail’s Coffin?
Fresh Holiday eCommerce Data: Another Nail In Physical Retail’s Coffin?
January 15, 2019  |  eCommerce

Online retail and mobile commerce had their shining moments over the 2018 holiday shopping season — the latest evidence of that comes from Adobe Analytics, which...

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Five At Five: U.S. Banks Notch Big Victory
Five At Five: U.S. Banks Notch Big Victory
January 10, 2019  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes news about recent bank failures and an...

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Amid YTD Rally, Retail Stocks Miss Out
Amid YTD Rally, Retail Stocks Miss Out
January 10, 2019  |  Retail

Stocks are up modestly to start the year, but based on Thursday’s trading action, the retail sector is escaping investors’ favor (to put it mildly),...

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Macy’s Misses On Holiday Sales
Macy’s Misses On Holiday Sales
January 10, 2019  |  Retail

The holiday season was a bit less merry, from a comparable sales perspective, than Macy’s had been forecasting, as the department store retailer cut its...

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Does An Active Holiday Shopping Season Portend A Happy Spending New Year?
Does An Active Holiday Shopping Season Portend A Happy Spending New Year?
January 02, 2019  |  Today In Data

The holiday sales season is nearly done for 2018, and it’s so far so good — particularly for eCommerce. But will 2018’s strong seasonal spending...

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Why Cyber Monday Is Quietly Becoming Cyber Week
Why Cyber Monday Is Quietly Becoming Cyber Week
November 29, 2018  |  Retail

By all accounts, Cyber Monday 2018 was a roaring success. With, according to the most popular estimate, 7.9 billion in online sales, the result beat...

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Target Stock Sinks After Q3 Earnings Miss
Target Stock Sinks After Q3 Earnings Miss
November 20, 2018  |  Retail

Target’s stock price slid sharply and suddenly when the firm announced its results for the third quarter, falling 9 percent as the retailer announced a...

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