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The Motley Fool
October 20, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Holiday Trouble Lurks on Layaway We've found one more sign of a potentially grim holiday season.   |
Job Journal
October 17, 2010
John Challenger |
Happy Holiday Hiring News for Jobseekers Retailers are getting ready to bring on seasonal staffers for their busiest time of year. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2010
Surojit Chatterjee |
Holiday Hiring Uptick May Lift Job-Market Gloom Some retailers will add more workers than they did at this time last year. |
Job Journal
October 7, 2012
John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Don't Delay Hunt for a Holiday Job If you're hoping to land a seasonal job for the holidays, the time to start your search is now! |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2011
Tierney Plumb |
Wal-Mart Hopes to Amp Up Spending With Layaway Layaway makes its first comeback at Wal-Mart since 2006. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Merchants Await Redemption The success of gift cards has extended the holiday shopping season -- but there's a hitch for retailers. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2010 |
Slight Holiday Downtick for Consumer Electronics For the consumer electronics industry, this holiday season may fairly be described as "less bad" than last year, according to a recent market analysis from NPD Group. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2009
Kris Eddy |
Will BlackBerry Week Top Black Friday? Electronics sellers rev up deals ahead of a grim-looking shopping season. |
Job Journal
September 28, 2008 |
Chilly Forecast for Holiday Hiring Hiring for the holidays and winter season is about to begin. And while this year may see less job growth overall, solid opportunities will be available for those who get an early start. Here are some tips to help you make the most of the season. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2010
Rich Duprey |
Retailers Ready for the Gift Card Redo Slack sales mean retailers are hoping gift cards bring holiday joy in January. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Those With the Most (Discounted) Toys Win The Black Friday toy wars have already begun. Wal-Mart has shown its aggressive form of desperation by executing fast and deep price cuts on popular toys. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Black Friday's Fade to Gray You don't need to get mauled at the mall anymore. Online storefronts are here to save the day. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Grim Tidings for the Holidays? The next few months look downright dismal for retail. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Gift Cards to the Rescue The holiday shopping season continues with prepaid plastic, which should provide a trickle of continuing income for reatialers. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2003
LouAnn Lofton |
Wal-Mart's Holiday Worries Gloomy news from the world's largest retailer casts another shadow over the prospects for a prosperous holiday season for U.S. retailers. |
InternetNews
November 1, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Good Tidings For Online Retailers in 2005 Online shopping is expected to increase this holiday season. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Christmas Comes Early Keeping an eye on the bottom line when you venture out for holiday shopping might help keep each purchase in perspective. In the meantime, resist the urge to start celebrating Christmas before Halloween. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009
Claire Stephanic |
Can Best Buy Beat Wal-Mart? Does Best Buy have a chance this holiday season, or will Wal-Mart once again stomp out the competition? |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Just Can't Win U.S. sales improved, but deep discounts deteriorated profit. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Credit Coal in Christmas Stockings This year, many Americans will face holiday shopping without their usual reliance on credit cards, and that will do a number on many consumer-facing stocks in the near term. |
InternetNews
November 29, 2010 |
Strong Holiday Sales Bode Well for Cyber Monday Thanks to a solid Black Friday and a surprise bonanza on Thanksgiving, online retailers are now gearing up for Cyber Monday and the rest of the holiday shopping crush. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Amazon Amazes It seems the holidays were good to the online retailer. It set a new one-day record for orders and investors bid shares up nearly 8%. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Dayana Yochim |
Retail Holiday Hell Which retailers will survive this make-or-break holiday season? |
InternetNews
November 28, 2005
Tim Gray |
Retailers Brace For 'Cyber Monday' Onslaught While the holiday shopping season officially kicks off on the Friday following Thanksgiving, the online sales action, expected to hit nearly $20 billion this year, begins on Cyber Monday. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Retailers Drop a Black Friday Bomb Early results suggest consumers are slow to spend. |
InternetNews
December 23, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Web Retailers Bet on Eleventh-Hour Deals The waning hours of the holiday shopping crush caps off a season of surging sales. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
A Bleaker, Blacker Friday Shoppers may drive a very hard bargain this year. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2011
Tamara Rutter |
Which Stock Can Keep Up Its Holiday Sales Streak? Online retailers see stronger sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
A Horrible Year for Sears It's high time Sears shareholders seek safety and sell. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2011
John Grgurich |
Black Friday Sales Numbers: What Investors Need to Know Let's dig in to the numbers. |
InternetNews
November 28, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Retailers Ringing in Holiday Cheer Whether it's Black Friday or Cyber Monday, online holiday visits this week are bringing holiday cheer to retailers, as holiday shoppers flocked to the Internet for deals. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cheers for Sears Sears does the right thing by lifting spoil dates from its gift cards. By announcing this move with just days left in the critical holiday shopping season, it is catching its fellow retailers off guard in terms of following suit. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2004
Kelvin Taylor |
eBay's Very Merry Catalog Online auction house eBay goes the traditional marketing route for the holidays. Investors seem to think eBay's heading for a strong holiday shopping season. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2003
Alyce Lomax |
Sears Slashes, Mad Dashes? The department store retailer tries the early holiday-sale lure to hook shoppers. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Not Playing Around Wal-Mart is set to start a major price war on hot toys, well ahead of the holiday season. The retailer is cutting prices on what it calls the "Top 12 Toys of Christmas" by 10% to 50%. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2005
Erin Joyce |
Stocks Tumble After Solid Start Investors were ho-hum about holiday sales and nervous about the spreads on treasury notes... Amazon shares lost...Retailers and online retailers were reporting fair sales results from early data following the Christmas selling season...etc. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Online Shoppers Have Fewer Last Minutes With fewer days from Thanksgiving to Christmas, shortened holiday season sees total spending down from last year despite last-minute shopping surge. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Beyonce, Brooks, and Bargains Wal-Mart tops Target in same-store sales for the first time in years. We can't lay all the praise behind the retailer's newfound success on something as simple as a new marketing campaign, but the ads are tactfully brilliant. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Retailers' Hottest Holiday Gambit Won't Save Them Many free shipping deals sound like half-hearted efforts. |
InternetNews
November 29, 2004
Tim Gray |
'Tis the Season for Online Shopping Records A record number of folks hit the Web early for holiday shopping bargains. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
News Flash: Retail Stinks! One more reason to worry about retail holiday cheer. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Santa Skipping Wal-Mart? So the retailer's sales are down. There are plenty of other reasons for investors to be of good cheer. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Black Friday Clicks Sure, eBay still rules the roost, but check out the emergence of traditional retailers going online. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Apple, Best Buy, and Good Buys for the Holidays According to a report, holiday spending is expected to increase 3.7%. What does that mean for investors? |
InternetNews
December 30, 2010 |
Snowstorm Helps Ecommerce End Holidays Strong Web metrics firm comScore reports that online retailers posted record sales this year, offering cautious hope that the ecommerce sector is well on the road to recovery. |
The Motley Fool
November 26, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Profit From Holiday Credit Take advantage of financing offers this holiday season with these three money-saving credit card strategies. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Christmas Joy? No, a Bloody Battle for Bucks Behind the scenes in the retail world, we have brutal competition with heavyweight contender Wal-Mart Stores out to utterly brutalize its rivals. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Best Buy Says: Bring It! Investors may not have liked Best Buy's third quarter, but there's a price war going on. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around With Wal-Mart Wal-Mart wants to be "where the toys are" in 2006. Investors, discount retailing and toy manufacturing are defensive industries that are built to last. However, keep an eye on the trends here, as things may get rocky. |
