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From marketing strategies and online design changes to in-store displays and promotions, there’s a lot on your plate. That’s why Specialty Retailer put together our 2024 Holiday Readiness Guide, filled with tips from experts on how you can best be prepared for a successful holiday season.

At a time when retailers are gearing up for the holiday season, a port strike at the United States’ East and Gulf Coast ports interrupted cargo flow last week. After only three days, the strike came to an end, with likely only limited damage to America’s economy.

TOTE's platform allows customers to select items on a brand's website and have them waiting in a fitting room to try on in-store. Online-only retailers can also leverage the platform to book virtual styling sessions or to send shoppers to their stockists’ locations.

eTail Boston is set to take place from August 12-15, 2024 at the Boston Mariott Copley Place. This e-commerce and digital marketing event will feature an agenda jam packed with presentations, panel discussions and interactive roundtables for retail professionals, all offering insight into navigating the rapidly evolving digital world.

As of early July, more than half (55%) of back-to-school and college shoppers have already begun buying items for the upcoming school year, according...

U.S. toy retail sales performance results for January through April 2024 showed that toy industry dollar sales declined by 1% through April versus the...

Even after a recent proposed $30BN settlement which aimed to lower merchant fees from Mastercard and Visa, the former still increased transaction fees last...

Brand acquisition and management firm Full Glass Wine Co. just announced two significant milestones: the successful closing of their Series A funding round for...

Among many trends in the alcohol industry supercharged by the Covid-19 pandemic was direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping. Sheltering in place during the health crisis, consumers learned...

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, eTail Palm Springs will take place February 26th through February 29th in Palm Springs, CA. The e-commerce and digital marketing...

New year, new you, new business concepts.  As retailers ring in the new year by being on the lookout for the hottest products likely to...

The problem of counterfeit products in the supply chain is an ever-growing threat. Logistics Management reported that counterfeiting is a trillion dollar issue and...

The National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts that holiday spending is expected to reach record levels during November and December and will grow between 3%...

Total Halloween spending is expected to reach a record $12.2 billion, exceeding last year’s record of $10.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation’s...

Back-to-school spending is expected to reach record levels in 2023. Between rising prices and an increasing number of students needing new technologies for school...

A record 196.7 million Americans shopped in stores and online during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according a...