Black Friday specials fail to boost South Africa's Nov retail sales
Reuters· 16 hours agoSouth African retail sales fell more than expected in November, despite deeper Black Friday...
S. Africa's Massmart posts lower Q4 sales on softer Black Friday, signs deal with Genpact
Reuters· 24 hours agoSouth African retailer Massmart on Thursday posted lower sales for the fourth quarter, which...
Do promotions make consumers more generous?
EurekAlert!· 2 hours agoJiao Tong University, and University of Hong Kong published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines why and how charitable organizations can increase donations by soliciting consumers ...
How Thanksgiving and Black Friday Affect Stocks
Investopedia· 6 days agoBlack Friday is the name given to the first day after Thanksgiving. Every holiday season prognosticators make predictions about the level of sales ...
E-Commerce Companies Still Have Room to Grow
US News & World Report· 3 days agoMedia investment company GroupM estimates that global e-commerce will represent 25% of total retail sales by 2024, up from 14% as of the third quarter of...
Australia Retail Sales Sink 4.2% In December
RTT News· 6 hours agoThe total value of retail sales in Australia were down a seasonally adjusted 4.2 percent on month in December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Friday - coming in at A$30.
4 Retailers Scoring Decent Holiday Numbers Despite Pandemic
MSN News· 2 hours agoDespite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, 2020 holiday season turned out to be a blissful one. The shopping season traditionally accounts for a sizeable chunk of yearly revenues, and thus retailers ...
RSI falls to 98 in November 2020: Knight Frank
MSN News· 18 hours agoRetail sector is also expected to bottom out in early 2021. The retail sales index (RSI), excluding motor vehicles, dipped by 2.4% YoY to 98 in November 2020, with retail ...
18 Fun Holidays From Around the World to Put On Your Calendar This Year
Mentalfloss· 23 hours agoSingles’ Day is celebrated in China on November 11, and it’s a behemoth of a day for online sales...
December’s Retail Sales Drop Misses the Bigger Picture
Bloomberg· 7 days agoData released Friday revealed that retail sales sank 0.7% in December from a month earlier, a...