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How Walmart's Thanksgiving Schedule Changes The Holiday Shopping Season
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 5:44pm | 251Read More...Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced this week that it would close all stores on Thanksgiving this year, ending a history of starting Black Friday deals on the holiday. Bentonville also announced an August bonus of between $150 and $300 for all employees. Monday also was the...
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Analyst: Amazon, Wayfair Big Winners From Impressive Online Holiday Sales Growth
Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 12:20pm | 460Read More...Brick and mortar retailers have stumbled out of the gates so far in 2020 after a handful of companies reported disappointing holiday season sales growth. However, according to credit card data from Bank of America, online sales this holiday quarter were just fine. Bank of America reported e-...
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Cannabis Sales Increase During Green Wednesday, Black Friday
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 4:24pm | 320Read More...In 2019, cannabis sales saw a boost during specialized sales events surrounding Thanksgiving. Green Wednesday The day prior to Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, many cannabis retailers celebrated Green Wednesday, a sales event in which they offered special discounts on cannabis products. According to cannabis...
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Global Expansion, Turf Battles, And Hydrogen Vs. Electric — For Freight's Sake
Friday, December 6, 2019 - 3:12pm | 190Read More...Black Friday in the US + UK, tech and unit economics, global expansion and turf battles in the on-demand delivery space, use cases for drone delivery, hydrogen vs electric batteries, plus what's hot or not in investing. More podcasts at FreightWaves Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://...
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How Nintendo Switch Black Friday Week Sales Compared In 2019
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 5:49pm | 652Read More...Nintendo Ltd/ADR (OTC: NTDOY) had its best ever sales week for its Switch game consoles in the United States, selling 830,000 of them during the period that included Black Friday. Sales were bolstered during the Nov. 24-30 period, the company said, by a bundle deal that gave purchasers of the...
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An ETF For Cyber Monday And Beyond
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 10:19am | 480Read More...Black Friday sales rose to record heights, temporarily quelling the notion that shoppers don't like to go to physical stores anymore and by Thanksgiving, consumers had already spent $50 billion in November. That set Cyber Monday, the online equivalent of the old Black Friday, up for success and...
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Black Friday Vs Cyber Monday – What The Truck?!?
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 9:58am | 164Read More...Shopping peak season is in full bloom but will retail reap the benefits? In the battle for dollars, is it Black Friday or Cyber Monday who ends up with all the money? Plus Trump tariffs make trade tumble, broken promises from the 1870's, the East Coast is eating the West Coast's freight leftovers,...
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Nintendo Switch Was A Black Friday Winner
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 6:06pm | 374Read More...Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) Switch gaming console was among the hottest items this Black Friday, thanks to a highly-publicized deal and the nearing cycle end for its competitors. What Happened Nintendo stock was up on Monday, the first trading day since the holiday shopping extravaganza....
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Black Friday 2019 Winners And Losers: Amazon, Macy's, Shopify And More
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 3:38pm | 741Read More...Online retailers were winners on a good news-bad news Black Friday that saw overall sales up nearly 20% over last year, but sales that came in under some expectations due to a drop-off in traditional brick and mortar shopping. U.S. shoppers spent more than $7 billion on Friday, thanks largely to...
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Black Friday Sales 'On Track' With Expectations, Says Telsey Advisory CEO
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 10:51am | 479Read More...The traditional Black Friday shopping day is not what it used to be, as some retailers started their promotions right after Halloween, according to Telsey Advisory Group CEO Dana Telsey. Telsey Says 'Big Box Players' Won Black Friday Black Friday has morphed from a two- or three-day weekend...
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Black Friday Sees Record Sales, Still Less Than 11% Of China's Singles Day
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 2:30am | 420Read More...The online sales on Black Friday hit a record of $7.4 billion this year, according to the 2019 Holiday Shopping Trends report by Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE). Record Sales The sales are up 19.6% compared to last year. The Black Friday sales fell slightly short of Adobe’s estimated $7.49...
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Black Friday Experts On 2019 Trends, Why Best Buy Is A Winner
Friday, November 29, 2019 - 11:23am | 815Read More...Thanksgiving Weekend and Black Friday shopping trends are off to a strong start, with some experts predicting holiday sales will increase by an average of $1,000 per consumer. NRF: Substantial Improvement From Last Year Holiday sales are expected to increase between 3.8% and 4.2% from last year,...
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3 ETFs For Black Friday
Friday, November 29, 2019 - 9:01am | 808Read More...The annual tradition known as Black Friday is one of the ultimate tests of consumer strength. That test could be particularly important this year, as the Conference Board's October reading of consumer confidence showed a fourth straight monthly decline. Still, there is a sense of optimism...
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How Has Trading Sentiment Changed In The Retail Sector Ahead Of Black Friday?
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 1:06pm | 610Read More...The holiday shopping season, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in particular, is the most important time of year for U.S. retailers. Sentiment data from StockTwits could provide traders with some unique insight into market expectations for Black Friday 2019. Unfortunately, retail stocks are coming off...
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Eat, Shop, Love...These Black Friday Restaurant Deals
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 9:47am | 434Read More...Many Black Friday shoppers have an important rule to stick by: only visit locations that offers a good deal. The same thinking most definitely applies to restaurants, so here is a helpful guide of where to score a delicious promotion throughout the shopping weekend. Applebees Every day through the...
