Promotions and discounts offered by U.S. retailers drove a 2.7 percent rise
in holiday season sales despite six fewer days and a cold snap that kept shoppers from stores, retail industry tracker ShopperTrak said.
A report fresh from Japan is claiming that Apple is cutting its iPhone X production target by half due to the
disappointing holiday season sales of the 10th anniversary iPhone.
The two struggling department store chains reported
poor holiday season sales (November and December) and slashed their fourth quarter profit forecasts, sending both companies» shares plunging on Wednesday in after - hours trading.
It's not quite a Miracle on 34th Street, but Macy's (m) reported much better - than -
expected holiday season sales, putting it on track to break a three - year losing streak this quarter.
Penney, which resumed selling large home appliances two years ago after three decades away from the category, saw comparable appliance sales rise 30 % in the November and December holiday period, a significant contributor to Penney's better - than - expected 3.4 %
holiday season sales growth, Ellison told Fortune in an interview on Thursday.
As always, clearance items are final sales and seasonal products are non-returnable after the holiday season
Hoping to find the film an audience in home video, Weinstein and home video partner Anchor Bay release it to DVD and Blu - ray on Tuesday, just in time for the Black Friday and
holiday season sales booms.
The timing of the decision to pull the plug on Kindles, which was reported first by Reuters, means that Wal - Mart will miss out
on holiday season sales of the newest Kindle tablets, which range in price from $ 159 to $ 599.
You'll catch sales throughout the holiday season
The National Retail Federation said the November result supported its expectation for an overall 4.1 percent jump
in holiday season sales - confirming its conclusion that the poor Black Friday showing was a result of a shift in shopping patterns rather than a sign of weakness.
And with the announcement that its third executive in the Nook division has left the company — most recently Jim Hilt, head of global ebook sales, and before him digital products director Jamie Iannone and VP of digital products Bill Saperstein — coupled with the
disappointing holiday season sales and announcements of store closings, it's easy to see why the rumors gain steam.
In a report from Reuters released last week,
holiday season sales of personal computers fell for the first time in more than five years.
Though the retailer was later than some competitors to this game, the result was a strong start to the Thanksgiving weekend, in which retailers get 15 % of
their holiday season sales.
Ballmer credited Windows 7, a highlight of his 2009 CES keynote, with boosting PC sales during the 2009 holiday season, which were 50 percent above 2008
holiday season sales.
I purchased this pink midi skirt during
the holiday season sales and I have to say I have not been disappointed.
This top is one of those tops that totally looks like is a hefty price tag but I secretly got it for $ 13 at Zara's end of
the holiday season sale back in January.
The bookseller announced a week ago that
their holiday season sales were the worst they have experienced since 2005.
During
the holiday season sales decreased by over 10 %.
posted at BookWorks Blog, saying, «BookWorks» Distribution Expert, Robin Cutler of Ingram Spark, gives indie authors the rundown on gearing up for
holiday season sales.»
The company also reported that
its holiday season sales for 2013 declined a significant 60.5 % compared to the level of sales during the same period the previous year.
Activision is targeting
the holiday season sales that will also see the release of Take Two Interactive's (TTWO - Free Report) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Oct 26).
This particular sale isn't really
a holiday season sale but more of just a spontaneous sale from EA so this could very well end at any time.
New data from analysts revealed
the holiday season sales numbers of Apple's iPhone lineup.
The holiday season sale is always the best time to stock up on all your required gadgets, especially smartphones.
It's also worth noting that Samsung and Apple already have an agreement for the delivery of 100 million OLED panels in 2017, but that will probably barely be enough to fulfill the need for
the holiday season sales.
Unlike most token sales, which crowdfund with Ethereum - based tokens and run lucrative pre-sales with a small group of investors, Blockstack's
holiday season sale is pioneering a new approach to selling cryptocurrency.