Sentences with phrase «stores during the holiday season»

The trick of course will be to find the right balance between avoiding promotions fatigue and not giving customers a reason to come to stores during holiday season retail wars, all the more so given that Target is struggling to keep customer traffic growing.

Ingram sales hit record high, thanks to good stocking and customers» preference to order books through stores during the holiday season.

To draw more customers into the store during the holiday season, Schrekenhofer suggests using social media, such as offering a daily or weekly promotion via Facebook or inviting customers in to have photos taken with Santa.

But the consumer electronics sector appears to be in a particularly perilous situation as well, unless some popular new tech gadget creates a reason for shoppers to visit those stores during the holiday season, Bordwin says.

Not exact matches

During the holiday season, whenever new units were made available online or at bricks - and - mortar stores, customers would buy them up in minutes.

Foot traffic to these stores is critical, particularly during the holiday season.

Merchants especially need to prepare for an onslaught of confusion during the upcoming holiday season, beginning with Black Friday, when many store owners make a sizable chunk of their annual sales.

During the recent holiday season industrywide in - store traffic slumped by 6.5 %, according to RetailNext, even as spending surged online.

While Macy's rode the strong consumer spending wave that helped retail spending soar during the holidays, the season brought the first signs that Gennette's efforts to turn what is the largest U.S. department store operator around, as detailed in a recent Fortune feature, may be working.

(It doesn't help that apparel / accessories and department stores saw some of the slowest growth during the holiday season.)

Amazon declined to comment on Echo devices said but said in a press release it sold millions of its Echo Dot speaker during the holiday season, making it the best - selling product over the period on its online store.

Toys «R» Us, a nostalgic favorite even as many shoppers moved to Amazon and huge chains like Walmart, plans to close up to 182 stores after struggling during the holiday season.

In addition to adjusting opening hours during the holiday season, you could host special in - store events that give attendees exclusive access to or deals on products.

Like many retailers, J.C. Penney had an upbeat holiday season, with sales at stores open at least a year (an industry standard for measuring financial performance) rising 2.6 % during the final months of 2017.

My spare change often makes its way into the red kettles outside the stores I frequent during the holiday season.

The lawsuit alleges that Myra Jones - Abid was working as a gift wrapper at Belk's in November 2008 when store managers ordered her to wear a Santa hat and Christmas - themed apron during the holiday season.

Cellophane wrap (get this at restaurant supply stores or other food specialty stores, sometimes grocery stores carry it during the holiday season)

In fact, during one August 2017 survey, it was found that fully 69 percent of respondents planned to shop for gifts online for the 2017 holiday season in order to avoid the holiday crowds in brick - and - mortar stores.

Many people buy toys to donate during the holiday season — what better place to store these donations as you acquire them than in your child's stocking?

Check out your local grocery store and drugstore to see if they have any free ones, and try to remember to save the boxes you'll surely have around the house later this year during the holiday season.

Many stores carry clementines in bulk quantities, especially during the holiday season, which makes them an affordable fruit.

Sometimes it can be hard to maintain a traditional diet during the holiday season, especially when store bought alternatives seem so much easier.

As an apology to users for outages experienced during the holiday season, Sony is providing all gamers a one - time 10 % discount in pretty much the entirety of the PlayStation Store.

Its the holiday season, and Rockstar Games has a treat in store for all players during this year's Festive Surprise event.

Troll dolls are back in stores and will undoubtedly be a big seller during the 2016 holiday season.

Same - store sales slid over 6 percent during the holiday season while online sales dipped 4.5 percent, making it one of the few e-retailers that lost business.

Several publishers have also taken steps to give booksellers avenues to get books into their stores faster than ever; Penguin Random House's rapid replenishment program offers booksellers two - day guaranteed delivery during the busy holiday season.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon would open a retail store in NYC during the 2014 holiday season.

You will need to market your business to draw customers into your store, but Etsy is huge during the holiday season.

According to a November 2016 analysis by the credit bureau TransUnion, applications for store credit cards often surge during the holiday season.

But what it does mean is that you should apply for credit only when you actually need it, and not simply to save 20 % off your purchases during the holiday season by opening a bunch of new store credit card accounts.

It is likely that any of the major stores that you plan to shop at during the holiday season will offer their own branded credit card.

An example: Investors in retail companies are very focused on monthly comparable - store sales, particularly during the holiday season.

One of the most common ways that retail stores trick consumers into buying more of their products during the holiday season is to broadcast that they have a desirable item in a limited quantity.

Though he has only owned the store since December, Moss has worked during many holiday seasons as an employee, allowing him to understand how staff should assist customers during this time of year.

Elements like these not only drive up the average register ring in pet stores, they enhance a retailer's reputation and keep shoppers coming back again and again — not just during the holiday season, but throughout the year.

Kathleen Summers, Director of Outreach for the Humane Society of the United States added: «We advise never to buy a puppy from a pet store or online, during the holidays as a gift, or any other season.

The growing popularity of the shop local movement shows that retailers have an opportunity during the holiday season to bring in shoppers who may never have considered their store before and form a positive first impression.

Merchandising Attractive holiday displays and store decorating are musts during the holiday season.

The biggest consistency gleaned from the survey was in the product categories that pet stores focus on during the holiday season.

In - Store Selection Cat toys are obviously big movers during the holiday season, and the shelves usually end up bare by the first of the year.

With the calendar flipping to the all - important fourth quarter, it's time for pet retailers to start speculating about what is in store for them during the upcoming holiday selling season and beyond.

The good news for pet retailers and manufacturers is that shoppers came back to retail stores in significant numbers during the 2010 holiday season.

Even though NYC isnt one of my favorite cities, I will say that it is kind of cool during the Christmas season as the stores to get all decked out for the holidays.

During the previous holiday season Delta had run a terrific promotion in which they awarded bonus SkyMiles (150 % of the original transaction amount) for certain purchases its customers made with partner hotels and rental car companies, affiliated credit cards, and online stores via Delta's online shopping portal.

With robust support from users and partners from around the globe, PS4 software sales also remained strong during the 2015 holiday season with more than 35 million * 3 copies sold in retail stores worldwide and through digital downloads on PlayStation Store as of January 3, 2016.

Amazon also never sold Google's Home smart speaker, and the company quietly booted some of Nest's products, including the nest thermostat E, off its store after Google first blocked YouTube on the Echo Show in September — something that will undoubtedly harm the sales of these devices during the crucial holiday season.

Amazon declined to comment on Echo devices said but said in a press release it sold millions of its Echo Dot speaker during the holiday season, making it the best - selling product over the period on its online store.

Normally $ 80 for a year, ShopRunner provides free two - day shipping and free returns for online stores like Newegg, MacMall, and Staples — which should come in handy during the holiday shopping season.

Regardless, all those battery replacements are causing headaches for Apple Store employees, who are already busier than usual during the holiday shopping season.