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Senate President Bukola Saraki had before the commencement of Christmas / New Year holidays said the constitution amendment would be passed early in 2017.

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But Goldner said the holiday season wasn't different for Hasbro than other years.

«This year, we wanted to showcase some of the hottest holiday gifts from across the U.S. in toys, fashion, and electronics through an interactive heatmap, which can help create more successful gift giving and better inform seller promotions,» says Zoher Karu, eBay's vice president of customer optimization and data.

He had thought that launching in the holiday shopping spree might be a boon for his campaign, but «the obvious hindsight observation is that one of the coldest months of the year is not the time to trying to get people excited about coolers,» said Grepper.

«And since more and more Chinese are taking their long holiday breaks outside of China, I'll be watching out for how busy our Merlion will be over this Chinese New Year period,» he said.

Ulukaya also prides the company's success on its small - town roots and dedicated employees, who he said didn't have a holiday off for the first five years.

The Chinese New Year holidays are full and 2018 is looking like a good year as a younger clientele arrives, says Christoph Schmidinger of the Four Seasons Hotel Hong KYear holidays are full and 2018 is looking like a good year as a younger clientele arrives, says Christoph Schmidinger of the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kyear as a younger clientele arrives, says Christoph Schmidinger of the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong.

We have always believed that the Employment Tribunal's decision from last year October was entirely correct in saying that our GMB member clients were entitled to workers» right such as the minimum wage and holiday pay,» said Nigel Mackay, employment solicitor at Leigh Day, the firm that represented the union members.

After pulling back on its holiday season hiring in anticipation of weaker sales this year, Macy's (m) said on Friday it will hire another 7,000 temporary workers, citing a strong number of shopper visits so far this Christmas period.

Financial advisor Manisha Thakor says the year - end holiday season is the perfect time to take these three key tax - strategy steps.

Belgian media said the 44 - year - old woman was holidaying in Barcelona with her husband and sons, according to the AP.

«Take the time to think back on the year critically before heading out to holiday,» Kahn said.

In September, the department store, which has been beset by 11 straight quarters of comparable sales declines, said it would hire 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, the second year in a row it was taking on fewer seasonal associates.

Financial advisor Manisha Thakor says the year - end holiday season is the perfect time to take three key tax - strategy steps, such as income deferral.

«We look forward to welcoming back holiday employees who return year - after - year to Amazon and welcome new faces to the team, many of whom will continue on with regular, full - time roles with the company after the holidays,» Dave Clark, Amazon senior vice president of global customer fulfillment, said in a statement.

If a late e-commerce surge raises costs for UPS this year, Abney said, «We certainly in 2015 and beyond will look very closely at what we need to do» to offset those costs, including the possibility of holiday season price increases.

«Our smartwatch, which we believe will deliver the best health and fitness experience in the category, is on track for delivery ahead of the holiday season and will drive a strong second half of the year,» Park said in a statement.

«A strong economy and labor market are generating rising incomes and higher consumer confidence, fueling a strong year for the travel industry, which will continue into the holiday season,» said Bill Sutherland, a senior vice president for the travel organization AAA.

«Thanksgiving has historically been one of the busiest holidays for road trips, and this year we could see record - level travel delays,» INRIX transportation analyst Bob Pishue said.

«So far this year, we have converted more than 7,000 temporary employees in the U.S. into full - time, regular roles and we're looking forward to converting thousands more after this holiday season,» said Dave Clark, Amazon's vice president of worldwide operations and customer service, in a statement.

In light of Harvey Weinstein and several other sexual harassment allegations, a recent survey by consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. shows that 11 percent of employers say they will not hold an office holiday party this year after holding one in the past.

Eighty - five percent of small - business owners say that the holiday shopping period is just as — or more important than — last year, according to a survey by Manta, an online small - business community.

«For the holiday season, we sent out Happy New Year cards,» Harris says, adding that he waited to send them on January 6, when the holidays ended.

Google launched its $ 129 Home assistant in time for the holidays, but the $ 39.99 price of the Echo Dot - a miniaturized version of the original - and a list of features two years in the making give the Echo the edge this year, said Tractica analyst Mark Beccue.

Some people believe it is a result of year - end tax considerations, while others say it's because all the market pessimists are away on holidays or because people are buying stock in anticipation of the January effect.

The survey wasn't conducted last year, and a Challenger spokesman said this year's holiday party survey was the rosiest since 2007.

This growth, while far slower than last year's 5.2 percent gain, is slightly higher than the 10 - year average holiday sales gain of 2.6 percent, the group said.

«Although this year hasn't been perfect, especially with the recent devastating hurricanes, we believe that a longer shopping season and strong consumer confidence will deliver retailers a strong holiday season,» NRF Chief Executive Matthew Shay said in prepared remarks.

Christopher Hadnagy, chief human hacker from Social - Engineer, says that while the holiday season is a particularly hectic time of year, your security measures should be a priority.

In fact, 62 percent of consumers report using their smartphones more than previous years to research holiday shopping, and 60 percent of consumers say that they plan to buy more often from smartphones or tablets.

This year Bergdorf Goodman pays homage to classic treasures of literature and fine art, old Hollywood and Irving Berlin's «White Christmas» to evoke holiday nostalgia, Hoey says.

• 40 % of workers say they spent eight hours or more planning for the holidays this past year, while only 34 % spent that much time planning for retirement.

At the time, Nintendo said, «There will be a steady flow of additional systems through the holiday shopping season and into the new year,» and advised customers to check availability at retailers.

«Similar to last year in the sense we're coming off a rather disappointing first half, this holiday season brings to light several crosscurrents that still exist for American households,» said NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz.

When asked if the state of the U.S. economy would impact their holiday spending plans, four in 10 (41.4 %) said yes, down almost 20 percent from last year and the lowest amount since NRF first asked in 2009.

Sony Corp. said on Wednesday sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console had exceeded 50 million units as of Dec. 6 helped by strong demand during the year - end holiday season.

TOKYO (Reuters)- Sony Corp said on Wednesday sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console had exceeded 50 million units as of Dec 6 helped by strong demand during the year - end holiday season.

His firm's survey data show that 87 percent of consumers say price will be the prime factor in deciding what to buy this holiday, up 3 percentage points from last year.

«September is our six - year anniversary and then it's the holidays and that's a really big time of year for us,» she said.

«Last year, total holiday sales from the Amazon Mobile Shopping App doubled in the U.S. and Black Friday had the most rapid growth in mobile shopping,» Amazon said in a news release.

The number of Wall Street firms with holiday events at The Pierre was steady this year, he said, but more people attended.

B. Allan Kurtz, managing director at New York events venue Gotham Hall, which hosts about half a dozen Wall Street holiday gatherings each year, said the standard budget is $ 100,000 to $ 200,000.

«TV shipment growth in China was strong in the fourth quarter, due to sell - in for the Chinese New Year Holidays, which runs counter to the very weak conditions in other emerging markets,» said Paul Gagnon, director of TV research for IHS Technology.

«The convenience of shopping online and finding great prices and shipping promotions every day has changed how shoppers will approach their holiday shopping lists this year, but it's safe to say millions will still expect some of the season's best deals on Cyber Monday.»

Toys R Us, which plans to hire more than 12,000 part - time workers despite filing for bankruptcy last week, says it will pay weekend rates during peak holiday times and will offer additional employee discounts this year.

Kohl's said it plans to ratchet up holiday marketing and discounts to bring more people into its stores after it cut its full - year profit outlook Thursday.

The decline was exacerbated by the Easter holiday shifting to March this year from April in 2012, the group said.

«They came off of a very strong Thanksgiving holiday, and it looks like we're going to ramp up on a strong Christmas season [that] I think that will carry into next year,» he said on «Power Lunch.»

Sales went up 120 % in the third quarter vs. that period last year, and Ellison said he expects sales to continue being strong in the holiday season «primarily because we have a great credit offering.»

Sales of holiday - related categories, such as clothing, electronics and luxury goods, rose 2.3 percent from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24 compared with a year earlier, the Purchase, New York - based research firm said today.