Holiday Shopping

Growing a Business

Summer's Here, But It's Not Too Early to Think About Your Holiday Inventory. Here's Why — and How to Plan Successfully

Let's look at six ways you can successfully plan for increased inventory demand during the holiday season.

Business Ideas

5 Ways AI Can Help Small Businesses Boost Holiday Sales, According to an Expert From Google

AI is creating new opportunities for small business owners. Here's how to take advantage.

Science & Technology

4 Online Fraud Concerns for Retailers this Holiday Season and How to Protect Yourself Against Them

The end-of-the-year holiday season, a.k.a. the shopping season, is the time when online retailers suffer the most from fraud attempts. Being aware of the different types of fraud online retailers are exposed to is the first step in protecting against them.

Science & Technology

I Used a Just-Launched AI Tool to Find a Christmas Present for My Fiancé. It Didn't Go As Expected — But It Was Definitely an Eye Opener.

AI makes all sorts of things easier — so why not the sometimes difficult task of choosing the perfect gift?

Living

How to Support Small Businesses This Holiday Season

Here are four great ways you can support small businesses during the holiday season.

Growing a Business

How to Transform Your Company's Website Into a Real Money Maker This Holiday Season

Ecommerce is not only for retail businesses — service-based businesses need to seize the holiday season market, too. Here's a strategic plan for SMBs and the agencies that serve them, emphasizing the benefits of transforming websites into transactional sites.

Marketing

5 Black Friday Marketing Strategies to Grow Sales All Winter Long

Let's unpack the UK's largest-selling event and reveal how you can make sure your brand comes out on top in the winter season.

Marketing

Ho-Ho-Holiday Marketing For Brands — 8 Strategies to Make Your Brand the Star of the Season

Gear up for the festive frenzy with expert marketing insights and strategies. From understanding your audience to sprinkling some affiliate magic and AI, this guide will ensure your brand sparkles this holiday season.

Marketing

Are You Ready For the Holidays? Here's Your Holiday Email Marketing Checklist.

While shopping activity certainly ramps up during the "official" Black Friday/Cyber Monday kickoff, the companies that stand to benefit are those that prepare today.

Thought Leaders

How to Tap into the U.S. Social Commerce Market Through Millennials and Gen Z

With high social media use and a preference for shopping online rather than in-store, these two demographics hold the key to the US' social commerce market potential.

Business News

Retailers Are Scaling Back Seasonal Hiring — But One Tech Giant Is Bucking the Trend

Big-name retailers, such as Macy's and Dick's Sporting Goods, will be hiring fewer seasonal holiday employees this year.

Leadership

4 Ways to Avoid Holiday Staffing Blunders

Preparing your payroll now can help you avoid ending up with too many or too few workers. Here's how to utilize all types of employees to make it through the holiday season.