by Mike Duff | Oct 6, 2023 | Retail Articles
As the year approaches its shopping apex, Sensormatic Solutions forecasts the busiest shopping days of the 2023 holiday season in the United States, in order, will be Black Friday, November 24; Super Saturday, December 23; and the third Saturday in December, December...
by Mike Duff | Oct 2, 2023 | Retail Articles
Market researcher Numerator has released its forecast for Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, October 10-11. For the second year in a row, the company’s fall event should bring a significant boost to e-commerce sales in general, but it won’t outsell the summer Prime Day...
by Mike Duff | Sep 25, 2023 | Retail Articles
In its second annual peak season survey, Ware2Go, a UPS company, found that 73% of small and mid-sized merchants expect higher holiday sales compared to previous years. Ware2Go’s 2023 Peak Season Prep report indicates that merchants are not leaving anything to chance...
by Mike Duff | Aug 15, 2023 | Retail Articles
As they look ahead toward year’s end, 81% of consumers responding to a Shopkick survey say they’ll use shopping rewards apps and/or coupons as part of their holiday purchasing strategy to combat inflation. In the survey, 38% of consumers said they plan to do their...
by Mike Duff | Dec 28, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retail sales, excluding automotive, grew in the United States by 7.6% in the November 1 through December 24 holiday season versus the same period in 2021, as announced by Mastercard SpendingPulse. The market research conducted by Mastercard SpendingPulse measures...