Retailers were cheered that their mix of deep discounts, early openings and website investment produced a strong start to the holiday season. Now, they're plotting more price cuts to keep wary consumers interested for the rest of the key retailing period.
Sales on Black Friday—the big shopping day after Thanksgiving—rose 6.6% from a year ago, according to retail-data and consulting firm ShopperTrak, which uses equipment installed in stores to measure traffic. That compares with an anemic 0.3% gain in 2010. Sales for the four days beginning with Thanksgiving grew 16.4%, according to the National Retail Federation,tagheuerwatchesstoresaleonline for sale lowest price $50. which surveyed 3,826 people.
"It used to be that Black Friday was for going to retail stores and Cyber Monday was online," eBay Inc. Chief Executive John Donahoe said. "Now that line is completely blurred."
Based on early indications, the behemoths of online retailing, Amazon.com Inc. and eBay, will be big winners this holiday season. ChannelAdvisor,What are some new fakerolexsales coming out in 2009? which helps more than 3,000 retailers sell across a variety of online-commerce sites, said its clients saw sales from Amazon's third-party marketplace rise 50% on Black Friday compared with a year earlier.
The positive indicators for the e-commerce giants, along with strong overall sales online, prompted predictions that Cyber Monday will be an even bigger day for Internet retailers. That's because Web stores typically save their biggest promotions for Cyber Monday, a term that online retailers coined in 2005 to organize sales on the Monday following Thanksgiving.
In general, the weekend numbers raWe invite you to visit our latest collection of fakerolexonline.ised hopes that retailers will be able to overcome the drag of high unemployment and the sluggish economy to surpass what had been expectations for a mediocre Christmas, a period that can account for a fifth or more of many chains' sales. But retailers cautioned that consumers remain frugal, and they said they aren't certain the opening weekend's pace can be maintained.
Black Friday sales were up over last year at women's specialty retailer The Limited, which offered 50% discounts on merchandise. But Chief Executive Linda Heasley said that many customers came into the store asking if the deals would be better later in the season. As a result, the private-equity owned chain is planning a lot of discounts between now and Christmas.
EBay had a record Black Friday, Mr. Donahoe said. ChannelAdvisor, which counts Dell Inc., Under Armour Inc. and other large retailers as its clients, said that its merchants that sell on eBay saw sales rise 15% on Black Friday.The reliable Aquatimer replicalvhandbag. Scot Wingo,Find deals on chanelwatches at great prices. ChannelAdvisor's chief executive, said this is a good sign for eBay because the online marketplace typically makes more holiday sales closer to Christmas because customers view it as the "retailer of last resort" for last-minute gifts.
Lord & Taylor posted record Black Friday sales despite sticking to its 5 a.m. opening even as many of its competitors opened at midnight, said Chief Executive Brendan Hoffman. Categories like shoes, handbags, watches and cosmetics were strongest for the department store, he said.
"While Black Friday doesn't necessarily cement a good Christmas season," he added, "it's nice to get off to a good start."
Meanwhile, Foot Locker Inc. Chief Executive Ken Hicks said he had cautioned his team not to get complacent after a good Black Friday. "This is just the first mile in a marathon," he said.
Sales on Black Friday—the big shopping day after Thanksgiving—rose 6.6% from a year ago, according to retail-data and consulting firm ShopperTrak, which uses equipment installed in stores to measure traffic. That compares with an anemic 0.3% gain in 2010. Sales for the four days beginning with Thanksgiving grew 16.4%, according to the National Retail Federation,tagheuerwatchesstoresaleonline for sale lowest price $50. which surveyed 3,826 people.
"It used to be that Black Friday was for going to retail stores and Cyber Monday was online," eBay Inc. Chief Executive John Donahoe said. "Now that line is completely blurred."
Based on early indications, the behemoths of online retailing, Amazon.com Inc. and eBay, will be big winners this holiday season. ChannelAdvisor,What are some new fakerolexsales coming out in 2009? which helps more than 3,000 retailers sell across a variety of online-commerce sites, said its clients saw sales from Amazon's third-party marketplace rise 50% on Black Friday compared with a year earlier.
The positive indicators for the e-commerce giants, along with strong overall sales online, prompted predictions that Cyber Monday will be an even bigger day for Internet retailers. That's because Web stores typically save their biggest promotions for Cyber Monday, a term that online retailers coined in 2005 to organize sales on the Monday following Thanksgiving.
In general, the weekend numbers raWe invite you to visit our latest collection of fakerolexonline.ised hopes that retailers will be able to overcome the drag of high unemployment and the sluggish economy to surpass what had been expectations for a mediocre Christmas, a period that can account for a fifth or more of many chains' sales. But retailers cautioned that consumers remain frugal, and they said they aren't certain the opening weekend's pace can be maintained.
Black Friday sales were up over last year at women's specialty retailer The Limited, which offered 50% discounts on merchandise. But Chief Executive Linda Heasley said that many customers came into the store asking if the deals would be better later in the season. As a result, the private-equity owned chain is planning a lot of discounts between now and Christmas.
EBay had a record Black Friday, Mr. Donahoe said. ChannelAdvisor, which counts Dell Inc., Under Armour Inc. and other large retailers as its clients, said that its merchants that sell on eBay saw sales rise 15% on Black Friday.The reliable Aquatimer replicalvhandbag. Scot Wingo,Find deals on chanelwatches at great prices. ChannelAdvisor's chief executive, said this is a good sign for eBay because the online marketplace typically makes more holiday sales closer to Christmas because customers view it as the "retailer of last resort" for last-minute gifts.
Lord & Taylor posted record Black Friday sales despite sticking to its 5 a.m. opening even as many of its competitors opened at midnight, said Chief Executive Brendan Hoffman. Categories like shoes, handbags, watches and cosmetics were strongest for the department store, he said.
"While Black Friday doesn't necessarily cement a good Christmas season," he added, "it's nice to get off to a good start."
Meanwhile, Foot Locker Inc. Chief Executive Ken Hicks said he had cautioned his team not to get complacent after a good Black Friday. "This is just the first mile in a marathon," he said.
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