by Mike Duff | Oct 23, 2025 | Retail Articles
Consumers will be more strategic in their thinking this holiday season, weighing broader financial positions into spending decisions. However, they still plan to spend $80 billion online and in-store on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, an increase of about $20 billion...
by Mike Duff | Oct 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
Amazon is ramping up its holiday strategy, announcing the return of its annual beauty event and plans to hire 250,000 seasonal workers ahead of the 2025 shopping season. The company just completed its Prime Big Deal Days promotion and now has scheduled the Amazon...
by Mike Duff | Oct 8, 2025 | Retail Articles
Numerator’s Prime Big Deal Days tracker found that nearly a quarter of participating shoppers used the October 7–8 event to start their holiday shopping, with home among the top five categories purchased. In fact, 23% of Big Deal Days shoppers reported using the...
by Mike Duff | Oct 8, 2025 | Retail Articles
A retail sales outlook from ICSC anticipates growth of 3.5% to 4% during the holiday season that will bring the total expected spend to more than $1.7 trillion. According to the 2025 Holiday Shopping Intentions Survey from ICSC, formerly the International Council of...
by Mike Duff | Oct 7, 2025 | Retail Articles
JCPenney parent Catalyst Brands announced plans to hire 13,000 seasonal employees who will work across its retail portfolio, which also includes Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Lucky Brand and Nautica. With a focus on sales and cashier roles, Catalyst will...
