Despite the short holiday season, December was still the biggest shopping month of the year. ShopperTrak reports that shoppers visited more stores in December 2013 than they did in any other month of the year. Despite retailers' best ...
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John Lewis publishes its five-week trading update, revealing that the retailer saw both bricks and clicks break records. For the five weeks to 28 December 2013, total sales were £734m, 7.2 per cent up compared with last year, 6.9 ...
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Sebastian Ferrero Foundation's holiday toy initiative helped grant holiday wishes for over 150 local children by partnering with the local Children's Advocacy Center in support of the organizations "Help for the Holidays" program and UF ...
Most stores were closed but Americans still managed to shop on Christmas Day—increasingly on their smartphones. An IBM survey showed Christmas Day online sales were up 16.5 percent over last year, with a strong boost from ...
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Greece's government Wednesday ruled out reducing a tax on heating oil despite a sharp increase in smog resulting from extensive wood-burning. "Reducing the price is not the solution (to the smog problem)," Finance Minister Yannis ...
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Editor's note: One of our Food Safety News Christmas traditions is to annually recognize those who have been "naughty" and those who have been "nice" – from a strictly food safety perspective, of course. This year, we've opted to ...
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Orders made on or before the 23rd of December 2013 will be delivered in time for Christmas day Rakuten's Play.com has revealed that a range of the marketplace's merchants are offering last minute delivery on certain toy ranges. Orders ...
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Shermco Industries' employees are building a new tradition of rounding up donations and loads of toys for under-privileged children. Last year was Shermco's second year with the toy drive for WFAA's Santa's Helpers headed by Chief ...
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In what is turning out to be a holiday season like no other, it is evident that consumers are ready to wrap up their shopping lists before it’s too late. ccording to NRF’s latest holiday survey conducted by Prosper Insights & ...
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As tip-off nears on Oct. 29, adidas and the NBA will debut an all-new premium collection of on-court apparel. The NBA On-Court Collection will outfit all 30 NBA teams with the most innovative performance and on-trend style. ON-COURT ...
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Across large parts of the world Christmas is fast approaching. Retail stores are already stocking the usual tat associated with the festivity while young children begin to prepare their wish lists. Those who have behaved well this year or ...
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With ten weeks to go until Christmas Day, new exclusive research conducted by OnePoll for retail technology company, Retail Assist, reveals the shopping strategies that consumers plan to use to crack Christmas this year. With 34% of ...
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Cable & Wireless Communications PLC (CWC) revealed that affiliated Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) planned to launch LTE service later this year as one step for its marketing and promotion kicked off for Christmas Day holiday ...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said that of the 9.61 million on-time tax returns, 7.93 million (82.5%) were sent online - a record number. The department also said a record 9.61 million people filed their tax returns on time this year ...
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Unsatisfactory online grocery experiences-especially on special occasions-are a sure-fire way to undermine brand loyalty,writes Andrew Don. A typical suburban family home last Christmas Eve:presents around the tree,table laid in ...
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