Tag: Holiday season
Advertising 101: Getting the Word Out
It’s no secret that retailers often feel manufacturers don’t spend enough time and money promoting the industry. But in the weeks leading up to...
NPD: Holiday Sales Plunge
The holiday season was predictably disastrous for the consumer electronics industry, as brick-and-mortar sales dropped 8.1 percent during the five-week season. That's according to...
CEA: Consumer Confidence Dropped in December
Consumer confidence in the electronics sector dropped in December, according to the monthly CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Technology Expectations. The drop was larger than...
The Web’s Big Day – Cyber Monday – Kicks Off Net...
Looks like Cyber Monday retailers are handling their biggest day of the year the same way brick-and-mortar retailers are handling Black Friday – with...
CyberMonday.com Site Redesigned With New Search Feature
With the understanding that shoppers will be using the Web more than ever this holiday season to compare prices and look for gift ideas,...
Three-Quarters of Consumers Plan to Cut Back For Holidays
More than 75 percent of consumers are planning to cut back on spending this holiday season, according to a poll taken last week by...
A Holly, Jolly Holiday Season?
With soaring gas and food prices, many consumers have to cut back in order to make ends meet. Will they forgo the family vacation...
Stockings Don’t Have to Suffer as Consumers Spend Less
Each holiday season, consumers flock to stores in search of the latest gadgets and the best gifts for family and friends. However, with recent...
Digicams Enjoy Solid Q4
Despite some forecasts that have warned of a decline in overall digital camera sales in the U.S., over all shipments of digital cameras grew...
A Different Approach to Retail: Mike Tank, Tag’s Appliance (Sheboygan, Wis.)
Don’t go looking for the Tag’s Appliance website. It isn’t there. New “lifestyle vignettes” on the showfloor? Nope. In-store events or cooking demonstrations...
