There are just a few shopping days left before Christmas. Want to bring those-last minutes shoppers into your store? Here are three ideas to try: Gift Sets People love prepackaged gifts around the holidays, as they make good host gifts …
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Walmart and Target Improve Online Order Pickup
Walmart and Target are improving their online order in-store pickup processes to compete against Amazon during the busy holiday season, according to The Wall Street Journal. During a time when Amazon.com is thriving in online sales and home delivery, in-store pickup …
Read More »Retailers Draw Crowds on Small Business Saturday
Independent retailers across the country had many things to be thankful for at the close of Thanksgiving weekend. This year, an estimated 112 million consumers reported shopping from small businesses on Small Business Saturday. These numbers are a 13 percent increase from 2015, according …
Read More »Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping Up From 2015
This Thanksgiving weekend, retailers saw an increase in consumer traffic from last year. However, individual shoppers scouring for deals spent less than the year before. An estimated 154 million consumers shopped over the holiday weekend. That number is up from 151 million in 2015, according …
Read More »Black Friday Won’t Be the Busiest Shopping Day
According to retail analytics company RetailNext, Black Friday will no longer hold the top spot as the busiest shopping day of the year. As retailers expand sale windows and move promotions online, consumers are spreading out their shopping days, too. …
Read More »How to Score Big in the Hunting Category
To view a PDF of this story, click here. Are you looking for a consumer’s insights into the hunting category? Then read this in-depth Q&A with Bob Cutter, an avid hunter and NRHA’s vice president of sales, by clicking here. By Renee Changnon, …
Read More »Top Trends in Landscaping and Gardening
As the spring season is upon us and warmer weather is inching closer and closer, your customers are eager to get outside and enjoy their outdoor living space in a variety of ways. While planting flower gardens and getting the grill …
Read More »Warm Weather, Buying Trends Drive Growth in Camping Equipment Sales
Retailers have been pulling out their camping related gear a little early this year. According to a report by global information company The NPD Group, many retailers saw a rise in camping-related equipment in what is typically a colder time …
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