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As winter holidays loom, retailers prepare for cautious holiday spending

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 18, 2024
The earlier, deeper discounts could mean retailers are a bit anxious.
Some retailers are already offering Black Friday discounts.
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Black Friday deals hitting your inbox already? You're not alone.

by Caleigh Wells
Nov 4, 2024
We're barely out of Halloween, yet retailers are keen to get the holiday shopping season started.
Earlier Black Friday deals this year are partially in response to potential port strikes and partially go back to pandemic supply chain snarls.
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The long-expected consumer pullback may finally be materializing

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 29, 2023
We spent more over the holiday, but we bought less — thanks to inflation.
While consumers spent a couple percent more this Black Friday weekend than last, they didn’t necessarily buy more.
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Retailers wielding holiday discounts as competitive weapon

by Savannah Peters
Nov 27, 2023
Instead of marking down items to clear inventory, retailers are using discounts to draw customers away from competitors.
Sales from post-Thanksgiving promotions could influence what the rest of the holiday shopping season looks like.
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In retail, it's all about "omnichannel" selling

by Elizabeth Trovall
Nov 23, 2023
It’s not in-store versus online — it’s in-store and online, and something in between.
"[Walmart's] in-store experience is really consistent. They have a lot of doors throughout the U.S. But they're also putting a lot of efforts into online Black Friday deals," said Brittany Steiger at Mintel.
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Amid Black Friday sales, retailers are still dealing with inflation

by Sean McHenry
Nov 23, 2022
From records to chocolate to bicycles, three small businesses describe how they're doing ahead of Black Friday.
As shoppers flock to stores this Black Friday, small businesses are still weighing how to handle rising prices.
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How will traditional holiday sales days fare this year?

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 29, 2021
Consumers appear to be spreading their holiday spending across more days, heeding advice to get their orders in early.
New data shows that in-store sales on this year's Black Friday were down compared with pre-pandemic levels. Above, the festive Galleria mall in Houston on Black Friday.
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Do you really need to do holiday shopping early?

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 1, 2021
Retailers have their own reasons to get people to do their holiday shopping early. It's not all supply chain.
People wearing protective masks walk by holiday windows in New York City.
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Supply chain and labor shortage concerns lead to earlier start for Black Friday deals

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 19, 2021
Some retailers are even starting their Black Friday deals today.
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Retailers' holiday sales strategy this year? Fewer, smaller sales

by Marielle Segarra
Dec 7, 2020
They're trying to make a profit selling less stuff, but holding the line on prices.
A pedestrian walks past a store advertising a Black Friday sale in New York.
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