holiday 2021

NRF: For Every $1B in Sales, Retailers Incur $166M in Returns

Approximately 16.6% of all U.S. retail sales in 2021, or $761 billion in merchandise, will be returned this year, according to a…

Holiday 2021 Wrap-Up: Safety Protocols and Early Shopping Led to a Successful Season

Retailers pulled off a successful 2021 holiday season despite the challenges posed by the omicron variant and ongoing supply chain issues. Overall…

CS Hudson Offers Homeless Children a Memorable Holiday With Immersive Pop-Up Experience

CS Hudson recently hosted its fourth annual Live. Love. Laugh., an immersive retail experience, to benefit the children of Help USA’s Help…

How These Three Pillars Can Soften the Bullwhip Effect in Your Supply Chain

Supply chain challenges are nothing new, but they are newly in the spotlight as massive consumer delays and shortages affect the shopping…

How Your Brand Can Reward Holiday Shopping Procrastinators

It’s become known as Panic Saturday. You know the one, that final Saturday before Christmas when all the last-minute shoppers descend on…

NRF: Holiday Season on Track to Beat Original Forecast; Growth Could Reach 11.5% over 2020

Despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the National Retail Federation is now saying that 2021 holiday sales…

Why Ecommerce Retailers Need an Open Relationship with Their Shippers this Holiday Season

Let’s face it — a monogamous relationship with a national shipping company ain’t cutting it anymore. The performance of each of the…

Cyber Week 2021 Was Slow, but Retail is Still on Track for a Record-Breaking Holiday Season

In another sign that Black Friday, and to some extent the entire extended Thanksgiving weekend, has ceded its position as a truly…

Gift Card Purchases Up 414% as Americans Shift to ‘Buy Now, Shop Later’ Mindset

Gift cards are shaping up to be a holiday hero this season, as consumers and retailers continue to grapple with supply and…

CAMP Adds Online Gift Games and Safe Shopping for Kids to its Holiday Experience

Experiential retailer CAMP is bringing the White Elephant gift exchange party online with the relaunch of Gift Game for the 2021 holiday…

Target Commits to Remaining Closed On This and All Future Thanksgivings

Target will close all its stores on Thanksgiving from now on, according to multiple media reports. The retailer closed on Thanksgiving 2020…

Walmart to Host First-Ever Shoppable Livestream on Twitter

Last December, Walmart became the first retailer to launch a shoppable livestream on TikTok. Now the retailer plans to make livestreaming history…

Neiman Marcus Shares Insider Tips on Retiring Monolithic Tech and Embracing Modern, Composable Architecture

How Design Teams are Maximizing the Impact of New Store Experiences

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