holidays

Greetings from Germany

Editor-in-Chief Julie McCallum and Allison McKenzie, Gift Shop’s multimedia designer, recently attended Christmasworld in Frankurt, Germany. It was an exciting opportunity to discover products and trends in Europe to share with retailers in the United... more »

Gift for Life Holiday Pop-Up Shop raises nearly $8,000

Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ sole national charity, announced that a holiday pop-up shop created by the Retail Design Institute New York Chapter (RDI) raised nearly $8,000 for DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation... more »

Holiday shoppers still wrapping up holiday lists

Though millions of people got a jump-start on holiday shopping this year, millions more still have a lengthy list to finalize. According to the National Retail Federation’s final consumer holiday spending survey of the season,... more »

Thanksgiving weekend shopping brings big in-store and online crowds, according to NRF survey

Thanksgiving weekend shopping brings bi in-store and online crowds, according to NRF surveyHoliday shoppers were on their feet and online early over the Thanksgiving weekend as millions of people grabbed their friends and family and... more »

Yelp finds 64 percent of Americans plan to shop local this holiday

Yelp, the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, announced the results of a survey predicting how Americans will spend their money with independent retailers this holiday season. The survey found that 64 percent of... more »

NRF survey: 57 percent of holiday shoppers already making dents

It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year and holiday shoppers wasted no time jumping on exclusive holiday offerings from retailers thus far. According to the National Retail Federation’s Consumer Holiday Spending Survey conducted... more »

National Retail Federation survey shows consumers eager for digital holiday

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for millions of Americans. According to the National Retail Federation’s Holiday Consumer Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics, consumers celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and/or Kwanzaa will... more »

Jayden Star launches new program to boost holiday sales

After months of planning, Jayden Star has launched a top-of-counter program to enhance holiday add-on sales for retailers nationwide. “This program is going to be an integral part of making our customers successful during the... more »