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hhgregg Reports $58M Net Loss For Holiday Quarter
Dismal holiday-period sales led to deepening losses at hhgregg. The Indianapolis-based chain reported a net loss of $58.3 million for its fiscal third quarter,...
Holiday 2016
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Holiday 2016: It Ain’t Over ’Til It’s Over
T’was the night before Christmas and all through the malls, procrastinators were shopping for last-minute hauls. Indeed, according to a December survey by the...
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These Are The Retailers That Won The Holiday Season
The numbers are in, at least through Dec. 15, and market research firm InfoScout feels it’s safe to declare the holiday season’s retail winners....
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Super Saturday Dethrones Black Friday: Verizon
When it comes to e-commerce traffic, Super Saturday — which falls on the last full weekend before Christmas —has become the new Black Friday....
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These Are The Top Tech Sellers For The Holidays … And The Year
What’s hot and what’s not in holiday tech? Depends whom you ask. Hitwise, a division of Connexity that tracks online searches, said NES Classic...
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Retailers Vie For Last-Minute Sales As Super Saturday Beckons
With the holiday selling season rapidly wrapping up, CE dealers are doing their utmost to capture those last-minute sales. And apparently there are procrastinators...
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Walmart Plans Early Christmas Eve Close
Walmart may have begun its Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving, but it is closing early on Christmas Eve. The No. 1 discount chain said...
Distributors
The PowerHouse Alliance’s 12 Deals Of Christmas
Members of the PowerHouse Alliance distributor group (PHA) are providing their customers with some added sales oomph in the closing days of the holiday...
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Target Taking 15% Off Everything, Everywhere During Two-Day Cyber Sale
Target is celebrating Cyber Week with a two-day, 15-percent-off omnichannel sale running this Sunday and Monday. The discount covers nearly every item in stores...
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Everything You Need To Know About Black Friday, Cyber Monday & Holiday 2016
Updated! We’ve gathered all the ads, store openings, stats, news stories and advice in one spot. This page will be continuously updated throughout Black...
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Walmart Starting Cyber Week Sale On Black Friday
Walmart is promising the largest online assortment of Cyber Week deals in its history, and is blurring the promotional lines by kicking off the...
Distributors
Capitol Providing Free Shipping For Customers
Minnesota-based consumer electronics distributor Capitol is giving an early holiday gift to its retail, integrator and reseller customers. The company announced that it is...
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Baker’s Dozen + 1: Top Holiday 2016 Expectations
While sales trends have improved for many fundamentals of the consumer electronics market this year, holiday sales are always uncertain, especially in the largest...
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Retailers Ready For Black Friday, But Are Shoppers?
The moment of truth is finally arriving on Friday, the culmination of months of negotiations and preparations, and carefully orchestrated leaks, previews and early-bird...
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The Thanksgiving Day Backlash Is Real: Reports
More than 40 national retail chains and countless independent dealers are expected to go dark this Thanksgiving in response to the family-values environment, the...
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October Sales Fall 4% For Electronics & Appliance Retailers: Feds
October sell-through for the nation’s CE and appliance retailers fell 4 percent year over year to $8.3 billion, according to preliminary estimates by the...
Blogs
Mall Of America’s Thanksgiving Treat
On past Thanksgivings we’ve praised businesses that close their doors to let employees spend the holiday with their families. Each year the list grows...
CES
Jolly Season Seen For Online Tech Retailers, But Brick-And-Mortar Will Struggle: CTA
It may be a bumpy holiday season for brick-and-mortar tech retailers as consumers shift CE purchases to other retail channels. E-commerce, however, will see...
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Target Tips Its Black Friday Hand
Target has laid its Black Friday cards on the table. The discounter’s game plan calls for a Thanksgiving Day opening at 6 p.m., with...
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Walmart Black Friday 2016 Deals Include $298 55-Inch 4K TV
Walmart formally debuted its Black Friday plans, switching things up just a bit vs. last year. The retailer will kick off its in-store Black...
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Black Friday Rundown: Costco, Staples, Amazon, JCPenney, Toys‘R’Us And More
Updated! Either intentionally or otherwise, another slew of Black Friday retail ads surfaced over the weekend. Here are the highlights: Costco: The No. 1...
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Election Unease Will Linger Through The Holiday Shopping Season
Regardless of whom you vote for tomorrow, we can all agree that the current election cycle has been unnerving for consumers. And this unease...
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How To Get Your Piece Of The Black Friday Pie
8 Holiday Tips For Independent Dealers With the year’s most exciting promotional period extended to fill almost the entire month of November as Black...
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BJ’s To Offer 11 Days Of Black Friday Deals
BJ’s Wholesale Club is about to lay bare its Black Friday plans. The No. 3 warehouse club will post its Black Friday Savings Event...
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Staples Teases Black Friday Deals
Staples has divulged some of its Black Friday deals. Teased items include: *an HP Laptop with Intel Core i5 processor for $390, a savings...
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Sam’s Club Black Friday Sales Bared
Shopping advice site BFads.net, the WikiLeaks of holiday promotions, has posted what it said is Sam’s Club’s Black Friday circular. Brent Shelton, the spokesman...
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Black Friday 2016 Watch: Most Consumers Oppose Thanksgiving Shopping
The majority of consumers think shopping on Thanksgiving Day is a real turkey. According to a Black Friday consumer survey by shopping advice site...
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Gingerbread Made By A Ginger? Best Buy Bringing Don Rickles & Bobby Flay To Holiday Promos
Best Buy released some of its first holiday commercials, and they’re pretty funny. The Holiday Gifting Made Easy campaign will consist of 15...
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Office Depot Pushes Laptops In Black Friday 2016 Promos
Black November? Try October. Office Depot said it’s kicking off its Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions nearly four weeks early on Oct. 30....
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Black Friday 2016 Watch: Walmart Wants To Make In-Store Checkout Easier Than Ever
Walmart was next up for a peek at its holiday playbook, which the chain said will include a $125 TCL Roku TV throughout the...
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Target Extends Free Shipping To New Year’s Day
Target lifted the curtain a bit on its holiday plans. As expected, the chain will offer free shipping this season, but it’s extending the...
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Best Buy Kicks Off 2016 Holiday Season With In-Store Event
The Christmas season will begin on Nov. 5 at Best Buy. That’s when the CE specialty chain will hold a special four-hour event in...
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Thanksgiving Again Expected To Host Hottest Tech Deals, Says DealNews
As retailers slowly divulge whether they plan to open on Thanksgiving, consumers are plotting whether to brave the crowds and skip the turkey in...
Another View
Millennials May Be Saving Thanksgiving
Even though the World Series has not yet begun, retailers are as prepared as ever for the holiday selling season. I have been reading,...
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Black Friday 2016 Watch: Best Buy & Target To Offer Free Shipping This Holiday Season (Starting Now)
Best Buy revealed it will once again offer free shipping during the holiday selling season, and Target is expected to follow suit. Best Buy’s...
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Sam’s Club Tips Its Holiday Hand
Sam’s Club is sharing its holiday playbook. The 655-store, Walmart-division warehouse club has announced some half-dozen sales events beginning Nov. 12 and running through...
Blogs
How Retailers Can Win The Holiday Season
The holiday season is nearly here, but retailers still have time to get their teams prepped and ready for the rush of consumers looking...
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Black Friday 2016 Watch: Macy’s To Open Even Earlier This Thanksgiving
Despite more than 40 retailers stating they will be closed on Thanksgiving, Macy’s is taking a different tack and will open even earlier than...
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Holiday 2016: NRF Foresees A Holly, Jolly Christmas For Retailers
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is anticipating one of the best holiday selling seasons in a decade. The trade association is projecting retail sales...
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Sears Fires First Promotional Volley Of Holiday 2016
Sears is getting an early start on the holiday selling season — and looking to take consumers out of the market — with a...
CTA
Five Things I Expect For The 2016 Holiday Season
The 2016 holiday season is upon us. Here are five things to expect: 1. Expect a later start to the traditional holiday season. Two years...
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Holiday 2016 May Be ‘Biggest Ever’ For Tech: CTA
A record 68 percent of U.S. consumers plan to buy tech gifts this holiday season — up 6 percent over last year — setting...