Tag: shopping

How to Save Money on Black Friday

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Getting the best deals on Black Friday is no small task. But there are a few things you can do to ensure you get the most for your money. The first thing you should do is set a budget. It may sound simple, but you want to be sure you’re not spending more than you can afford. Second, you want to set a shopping list. Think of what you need and want, and then research the best deals for those items. You can do this online or on brick-and-mortar stores.…

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Top Toys and Trends for 2021

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutes New year, new toys! Toymakers everywhere are preparing to launch brand-new products that will become the most sought-after toys of 2021. The Toy Insider, the toy industry’s most influential organization, revealed its list of the top trends and toys to watch in 2021. “February is our ‘Christmas morning’ in the toy industry, because we finally get to see what toymakers have planned for the year ahead,” says Ali Mierzejewski, Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Insider. “We’re excited to share our list of the most exciting toys and trends to keep an eye on in 2021. While the pandemic…

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Reserve a Dumpster for Your “Trash” Ex this Valentine’s Day

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutes Does Valentine’s Day bring you all those warm, fuzzy feelings, or does it unearth annual flashbacks of the former flame who did you wrong? For travelers with emotional baggage looking for closure and sweet revenge, Hotels.com is listing the only stay suitable for a trash ex –a dumpster. Now through Feb. 12 at 8 a.m. ET, visit hotels.com/vdaydumpsterstay to tell them why your ex deserves a stay in the dumps and where your dreamiest hotel stay would be. You’ll receive a totally fictional yet equally satisfying booking confirmation email for your ex’s V-Day Dumpster Stay,…

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Online Sales are Exploding

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today released its Cyber Week insights, analyzing the global shopping behavior of more than one billion global shoppers on the Salesforce Customer 360 platform. Overall, global online sales hit a new record with $270 billion, up 36 percent compared to 2019. With new online shopping behaviors driven in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced store holiday hours and traffic, consumers flocked online over Cyber Week and pushed digital sales to new heights. Top Salesforce 2020 Holiday Shopping Insights Digital commerce sets new records: Total…

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Major Retail Site Explains Why Holiday Season will Start Early

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Reading Time: 2 minutes RetailMeNot reports:   According to a new survey from leading savings destination RetailMeNot, a Vericast company, this year’s unprecedented holiday season will start earlier than previous years. While many Americans’ wallets are tighter this season, 66% of consumers say they plan to spend the same amount of money or more this holiday in order to create a sense of normalcy and keep traditions alive. The majority of Americans (75%) prefer to shop online this year, and the same amount will aim to complete all of their holiday shopping as early…

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