holiday sales

Physical Stores Regain Ground Amid Broader Holiday Trend

Each year since the onset of the pandemic, peak season has looked a little different. What should retailers expect this year?

Holiday retail sales to climb 6% to 8%, NRF says

Small and midsize retailers remain optimistic about the holiday season, with more than two-thirds expecting profits to increase this year.

Black Friday used to be a welcome mat for the holidays. It was almost a holiday in itself, with families waking up early in the morning rife with excitement to join the gaggles of other holiday shoppers as they explored endless aisles of holiday gifts and goodies. But not anymore. Black Friday is no longer […]

Modern Shipper spoke with several supply chain executives to get their takes on what could be the most chaotic holiday season in recent memory.

“Black Friday-worthy” deals available “earlier than ever”

The holidays are closer than you think, and gifts aren’t getting any easier to come by.

National Tree CEO: Don’t wait till Black Friday to shop for holidays

Some large buy-now, pay-later providers are dropping fees for late payments, and they could be digging themselves into a hole.

Higher consumer spending, inventory restocking and rising import levels contributed to a 9.6% gain in North American intermodal volumes in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Intermodal Association of North America.

With the holidays around the corner, here is an overview of UPS, USPS, FedEx and Amazon shipping deadlines for a delivery date of Dec. 25.

Retail sales rebounded in January despite big declines in motor vehicle and gasoline sales. Gains in core sales helped to stabilize the retail sector during the month, erasing much of the decline from December 2018.

Retail sales tumbled by the largest amount in over nine years in December 2018, providing a disappointing end to what was otherwise a strong year for the retail sector. The 2018 holiday season ended up well below expectations, and introduces some fresh concerns about the strength of the economy going forward.