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Retail Monitor: Shift in Key Shopping Days Boosts December Sales

Retail Monitor: Shift in Key Shopping Days Boosts December Sales

by Mike Duff | Jan 13, 2025 | Retail Articles

Retail sales made gains in December, boosted in part by two busy Thanksgiving weekend holiday shopping days falling during the final month of the year, the National Retail Federation announced. The CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor report for December 2024 had total retail...
Costco Posts Strong December Gains with Boost from Nonfoods

Costco Posts Strong December Gains with Boost from Nonfoods

by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2025 | Retail Articles

For the fiscal month of December, Costco Wholesale Corp. posted net sales of $27.52 billion, up 9.9% from the year-earlier period. Comparable sales, with the effect of changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange excluded, were up 9.9% versus the fiscal month a...
Adobe: Digital Sales Strengthened Through the Holidays

Adobe: Digital Sales Strengthened Through the Holidays

by Mike Duff | Jan 4, 2024 | Retail Articles

Whatever else comes out of the year’s end, the holiday season experienced gains in online sales, according to Adobe Analytics and Signifyd. Adobe Analytics pegged online holiday season retail revenue, defining the period as November 1 to December 31, at $222.1...
NRF Forecasts 3% to 4% Holiday Sales Gain

NRF Forecasts 3% to 4% Holiday Sales Gain

by Mike Duff | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles

For the upcoming holiday season, the National Retail Federation is forecasting that sales will reach record levels during November and December, growing between 3% and 4% versus the 2022 period and reaching between $957.3 billion and $966.6 billion total. Despite a...
Blackhawk: Modest Holiday Spending Gains Will Include More Gift Card Sales

Blackhawk: Modest Holiday Spending Gains Will Include More Gift Card Sales

by Mike Duff | Oct 31, 2023 | Retail Articles

In its annual holiday forecast, payments provider Blackhawk Network stated that spending on the festive season will gain a modest 3%, with gift cards getting a more significant piece of the holiday pie. According to Blackhawk, consumers will spend 43% of their holiday...
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