According to a recent RetailDive report, online and mobile purchases for Black Friday sales were the strongest, with smartphone sales leading at 54% of online sales. The article states consumers spent a record $9.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics. That’s up 7.5% from last year.
Industry experts forecast that consumer spending will be up 2-3% year over year. The National Retail Federation projects 3-4% year over year. Consumers are cautious about ...
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The article also shares that Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving), which was launched in 2005, is now the biggest online-shopping day of the year.
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Visit Glassworks and Cheeks and Feathers on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday! Glassworks and Cheeks are offering 10% discounts both days. Feathers is delighted to offer 20% off Yves Delorme from November 24th – December 17th. All Yves Delorme products; bed & bath, robes & accessories, comforters & pillows, table linens, and more, are included except for Couture and custom/bespoke items. Stop in to take advantage!
How we can celebrate indie stores and promote sales by hosting a Save Local event.
February 23, 2023
When one thinks of shopping locally, some consider it an act of charity. One may pay more and get less selection. That’s not a recipe for success. In contrast, the world’s most successful retailers, Walmart and Amazon, operate on just the opposite principles: low prices and massive selection. When I’m in Walmart's Panama City Beach location, it’s so massive I feel like I’m in the Giants' stadium. Amazon sells 12m items on its website (350m if you count the third-...
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Stop in and see us on Black Friday or Shop Small for Small Business Saturday at Glassworks and Cheeks and Feathers on Nov. 26. The stores will offer 10% off everything, plus in store specials all weekend! Glassworks has a broad selection of gifts and holiday decorations in stock! Cheeks offers lingerie, pajamas, and other gifts for the ladies. Feathers specializes in top quality bedding & accessories, while also offering table and bathroom linens & bath decor. Sale and store ...
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Great news: I have created a special training video for retailers for the holiday season. In this video, I share five easy steps to help you improve your home page--and holiday sales.
Last February e-commerce company Shopify Inc. replaced the “Ottawa, Canada” dateline that began its press releases and earnings reports with a strange new one: “Internet, Everywhere.” The geographical shift came at the insistence of Shopify’s founder and chief executive officer, Tobi Lütke, who tends to view such matters through the prism of cold, hard logic. In May 2020, only a few months into the pandemic, he’d made the early, seemingly rash decision to...
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Glassworks and Cheeks will offer 10% off everything, plus in store specials all weekend for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday!
Pictured: Glassworks offers the MOOD Silverware set by Christofle, a contemporary, refined and universal silver-plated flatware that comes with the mirror-polished "egg shaped" steel case. We have a broad selection of gifts and holiday decorations in stock! Cheeks offers P.J. Salvage Happy Howlidays Pajamas and many other gifts for ...
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In last week's RetailDive, Kaarin Vembar penned an article about small businesses and their pains during the pandemic. Ms. Vembar and RetailDive promote the groundswell to e-commerce but sadly shortcut its existence in their very article.
She interviews the owner of Adorned Abode in Tacoma but doesn't add a link to the store's website--which would've boosted the store's Google ranking and increased clicks from readers, and she doesn't give much attention to the store's website offerings. ...
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Thanksgiving weekend at Cheeks! In Squirrel Hill: 30% off Fall/Holiday and 70% off clearance of Joseph Ribkoff apparel, with special savings in a Spring Collection Preview. Both stores: 20% off everything else in stock. Also offering specials at Glassworks. Happy Thanksgiving!
We are following state guidelines by sanitizing, social distancing, and wearing masks, so you must also. For a private shopping appointment, please email us or call...
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It's just 3 days till Black Friday. And on Monday, we have Cyber Monday. Online sales will reach $189 billion this holiday season--a 33% increase over last year. Is your website ready?
I've created these 7 steps to help you get ready:
1. Place products on sale
Be prepared to cut prices more than normal.
Clearly list end dates for sales to create urgency.
That is the question my family posed to me last night during our more-frequent FaceTime conversations.
With the passing Labor Day weekend, students entering their in-person or online school year, and the ending of a strange summer season during a global pandemic, people are looking forward to a time that can bring spirit and happiness to the darkness: the holidays.
But how holly and jolly will this holiday season be in terms of shopping? After all, the holidays are notorious ...
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Atlanta Seminar Offers Selling Strategies for Independent Stores Casafina and Vietri will host Bridge’s Jason Solarek in their respective showrooms
Allison Zisko // Editor in Chief
January 15, 2020
Jason Solarek, Bridge CEO, and Matt Hullfish, Casafina’s national sales manager, at a seminar last year.
ATLANTA—Tabletop brands Casafina and Vietri are collaborating with e-commerce platform provider Bridge on two training sessions at the International Gift & Home ...
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Target now sources 80% of its online orders from stores, not warehouses, shares the Wall St. Journal.
Stores have less foot traffic (foot traffic to U.S. stores fell about 6.2% on Black Friday ) and more online shopping (online sales reached $7.4 billion on Black Friday, up from $6.2 billion last year), forcing stores to convert 'floor' employees into roles dealing with e-commerce and shipping. "At the Brooklyn store around 80 workers handle internet orders, collecting products from shelves or...
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Casafina Bridge Seminar
Friday, January 17th at 5 pm EST
Location: Casafina showroom
Building 2, Suite 1208B (Next to the Werner Frank showroom)
Why attend?
39% of all e-commerce sales were made on a smartphone on Black Friday, according to research from Adobe.
This growth came at the expense of in-store traffic: In-store traffic on Black Friday fell 2.1% (source: RetailNext).
In sum: everything is going digital. Are you ready?
39% percent of all e-commerce sales were made on a smartphone on Black Friday, according to research from Adobe reported on by Andrea Lillo in HFN magazine.
And this growth came at the expense of in-store traffic: "In-store traffic on Black Friday fell 2.1 percent compared to last year, Newsday reported this morning, citing RetailNext, a San Jose, Calif.-based retail analytics company. "
Ms Lillo goes on to share that big e-commerce companies, such as Amazon, are beating up indie stores on this ...
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December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019
Missed out on Black Friday Deals? Don't worry. We've got you covered. Shop today and receive 24% off for 24 hours! Ends Tonight at 11:59 pm.
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