Tag Archives: Holiday shopping

A MERRY MULTICHANNEL HOLIDAY

December 11, 2012 – 2:36 pm

by Nissa Hanna It’s two weeks until the gift wrap comes off, and the holiday-shopping kickoffs have been closely watched by retailers and analysts who continue to proclaim that Cyber Monday (or Cyber Any Day) is crashing the Black Friday party. For the first time, online sales on Black Friday surpassed $1 billion, according to […]

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THE DOG DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

August 3, 2010 – 1:30 pm

by Tim Henderson Thanks to the Lenox “12 Days of Christmas in July” promo, I recently nabbed my first 2010 stocking stuffer — with free shipping. Lenox wasn’t the only jolly elf hawking holiday wares. From the much-discussed Target, Sears, Kmart and Toys R Us campaigns to the debuts of Tiffany’s holiday jewelry line and […]

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SELF-GIFTING SANTAS

December 22, 2009 – 1:19 pm

by Nissa Hanna I’m not sure how it happened, but gifts for myself found their way into my shopping bags this holiday season. I checked my list twice and, nope, personal presents were nowhere to be found; but somehow I walked away with a few things that would bypass the tree and go straight to […]

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Podcast: Crystal Ball 2010

December 17, 2009 – 3:10 pm

Gregg Archibald, Derek Stubbs and Hans Eisenbeis discuss signs of recovery, holiday shopping, and what’s in store for the consumer economy in 2010. Download December’s economic podcast here: Financial Innovation: Bottoms Up Week 30 29 min., 42 sec.

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Santa Cause

December 16, 2008 – 8:48 am

by Mandy Levenberg A little thing called “recession” is not going to get in the way of cause consumers’ priorities during the holiday season. It remains to be seen exactly how much cause is a competitive marketing advantage as shoppers consider and re-consider whether they should spend at all. But consumption justification, a feel-good purchase […]

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Savvy holiday shoppers seek online deals

December 15, 2008 – 12:14 pm

by Katie Elfering You think online holiday shopping is all about Cyber Monday? Not even. Sure, the Monday after Thanksgiving gets all the attention, but it’s actually the Monday a couple weeks later when consumers really shell out the bucks. December 10th, 2007 was actually the biggest day for online sales ever (dubbed Green Monday […]

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