Holiday Season

The Christmas season, also called the holiday season, or the festive season, is an annually recurring period recognized in many Western and Western-influenced countries that is generally considered to run from late November to early January.

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Subscription Services Top Santa’s 2020 Gift List
Subscription Services Top Santa’s 2020 Gift List
December 09, 2019  |  Subscriptions

By all accounts, Cyber Monday was a great day for commerce in America. Prior to the all-day digital shopping festival, analysts had predicted it would...

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Why Installment Payments Are Fashionable This Holiday Season
Why Installment Payments Are Fashionable This Holiday Season
December 06, 2019  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Consumers — especially millennials and Generation Z — are looking for new commerce experiences during the 2019 holiday season. However, they are also hesitant to...

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Deep Dive: How Reshipping Scams Deliver For Fraudsters
Deep Dive: How Reshipping Scams Deliver For Fraudsters
December 03, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has a warning for the public: When an offer appears too good to be true, that is probably the case....

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Short Sellers Bet Against Physical Retailers Pre-Holiday
Short Sellers Bet Against Physical Retailers Pre-Holiday
December 02, 2019  |  Investments

Short sellers have been betting against brick-and-mortar retailers ahead of the holiday shopping season. According to The Wall Street Journal, these investors have taken their...

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Amazon Beefs Up Seasonal Warehouse Employees Ahead Of Holiday Demand
Amazon Beefs Up Seasonal Warehouse Employees Ahead Of Holiday Demand
November 27, 2019  |  What's Hot

Amazon has announced that it’s going to hire 200,000 temp workers for the holiday season, according to Bloomberg. The workers will handle tasks like packaging,...

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Toy Retail Innovations: Walmart Launches ‘Toy Lab’; Target Teams With Toys R Us
Toy Retail Innovations: Walmart Launches ‘Toy Lab’; Target Teams With Toys R Us
November 22, 2019  |  Retail

It’s that time of year: toy-buying season. Things have changed for that retail and consumer tradition, though, and toys serve as a constant source of...

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73 Pct Of Millennials Will Use Mobile For Holiday Purchases
73 Pct Of Millennials Will Use Mobile For Holiday Purchases
November 21, 2019  |  Mobile

Millennials plan to spend more money this holiday season, and will use their mobile devices to do the majority of their shopping. Discover’s annual Holiday...

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Target’s Online Sales Jump 31 Pct. In The Quarter
Target’s Online Sales Jump 31 Pct. In The Quarter
November 20, 2019  |  Retail

Offering a “safe haven” of sorts after multiple retailers unsettled investors, Target Corp. increased its full-year outlook on profitability as well as strong sales. Online sales jumped...

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Target To Offer Free Same-Day Delivery Trial
Target To Offer Free Same-Day Delivery Trial
November 14, 2019  |  eCommerce

The Target app is integrating with Shipt for same-day delivery, sometimes within one hour, Target said in a press release on Thursday (Nov. 14). Same-day...

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