Holiday Shopping

How US Retailers Are Attracting Seasonal Workers Ahead Of The Holidays

How US Retailers Are Attracting Seasonal Workers Ahead Of The Holidays
How US Retailers Are Attracting Seasonal Workers Ahead Of The Holidays
September 26, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers are looking for hundreds of thousands of retail workers ahead of what is expected to be a busy holiday season: Target, in particular, is...

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Retailers Hope Tariffs Don’t Ruin The Holidays
Retailers Hope Tariffs Don’t Ruin The Holidays
September 19, 2018  |  Economy

Retailers are racing against the impact of tariffs for the holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Retailers Face More Job Openings Than New Hires
Retailers Face More Job Openings Than New Hires
September 17, 2018  |  Retail

With unemployment at new lows, staffing has become a challenge for retail companies. Retailers had 757,000 job openings in July, which is roughly 100,000 more...

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Macy’s Is Hiring 80,000 Employees For The Holidays
Macy’s Is Hiring 80,000 Employees For The Holidays
September 13, 2018  |  Retail

Macy’s announced it is hiring 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, as well as adding more employees to handle online orders. Get the Full...

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Good Housekeeping Comes To The Mall Of America For A Holiday Season Pop-Up
Good Housekeeping Comes To The Mall Of America For A Holiday Season Pop-Up
September 12, 2018  |  Retail

Good Housekeeping is opening up a pop-up shop in the Mall of America running from early October through the end of December, aka the holiday...

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Retail Pulse: Allbirds Unveils Manhattan Flagship; Amazon Go Opens Third Store
Retail Pulse: Allbirds Unveils Manhattan Flagship; Amazon Go Opens Third Store
September 07, 2018  |  Retail

Digitally native brands, especially those that sell tactile products like footwear, are seeing an offline opportunity in opening flagship stores in major cities. Shoe brand...

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2017 Holiday Shopping Mostly Took Place In Stores
2017 Holiday Shopping Mostly Took Place In Stores
September 05, 2018  |  Retail

It was a good holiday season for online retailers in 2017 — particularly Amazon. According to Gartner, online retail sales rose 14.7 percent year-over-year during...

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Father’s Day Commerce: Shopping For, With And To Be More Like Dad
Father’s Day Commerce: Shopping For, With And To Be More Like Dad
June 16, 2018  |  Retail

Father’s Day has always had some trouble engendering the kind of enthusiasm for gift giving that Mother’s Day does — and we mean always. Get the Full...

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