Posted by The Merchant on Dec 27, 2011 | 0 comments
Post Christmas Retailer Closures Begin
One day after the “Mega Monday” sales of December 26th — the fourth named shopping day of the 2011 season (after Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Free Shipping Friday and Super Saturday) — the announcement of store closures begins: Kmart/Sears will close 120 stores it was announced today. This is just the first bomb of 2012 in a changing retail environment that will likely mark significant changes for Christmas shopping of the future. Expect more. Many in the industry will blame...
Posted by The Merchant on Dec 22, 2011 | 0 comments
Add Best Buy to List of Retailers Stiffing Online Customers
The rash of off-line retailers stiffing online customers just added a big name: Best Buy. Customers who ordered product in November (during key promotional periods!) won’t get that product before Christmas — and many will not get those orders at all. “The list of reasons that Best Buy’s board should fire CEO Brian Dunn just got longer,” writes Douglas A. McIntyre of 24/7 Wall St. Why? “A number of orders made by customers from BestBuy.com will not be delivered by Christmas. And, Best...
Posted by The Merchant on Dec 9, 2011 | 0 comments
Retailers Stiff Online Black Friday Shoppers
Just a few weeks after Black Friday and basking in the hum of non-discounted Christmas shopping season some retailers are having the last laugh at gullible consumers who bought into their Black Friday hype. “I ordered just three movies advertised at Target.com as part of their Black Friday promotion,” said Janice King, of Reno, Nevada. “They had Happy Gillmore, Leatherheads, and Disney’s A Christmas Carol for $5.99 each and I ordered them just after midnight when their sale...
Posted by The Merchant on Nov 17, 2011 | 0 comments
The Christmas Gifting Solution: Chocolate
After a particularly tough day recently I found myself sitting on an airport car rental car shuttle bus fretting over a text message I had just received informing me of a long flight delay. There wasn’t a thing I could do about it — the car was turned in and I was headed into the drab airport terminal for what looked like a long wait. Between my lousy day and my long delay, I was seriously bummed. Turning to my phone for solace I asked Siri the most probing of life’s questions:...
Posted by Jeff Westover on Nov 2, 2011 | 0 comments
Where Have You Gone Andy Williams?
Sad news out of Branson, Missouri these days as legendary crooner Andy Williams — frozen in our minds each season belting out Happy Holidays! — is getting long in the tooth and may not even be able to appear at his annual Christmas variety show. Williams, who next year celebrates 75 years in the entertainment business, is unable to sing or perform and remains under a doctor’s care. The man is well into his 80s now and we should cut him some slack. But in the world of Christmas music...
Posted by elf on Oct 24, 2011 | 0 comments
There will be no Christmas lights at the Brock home on Mercedes Avenue this year, ending an 11-year tradition for the family.
There were tears in Renee Brock’s voice when she called the Manteca Bulletin to make the announcement. It was a decision she and her husband, Dale, made with a heavy heart this past week, she said.
Two months ago, when Dale would have started on the decorations’ skeleton...
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Posted by The Merchant on Oct 24, 2011 | 0 comments
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WalMart made headlines on a Monday morning in October just as the first real chill of winter is starting hit us. Oh yeah, Halloween is still a week away but in the back of all of our minds is that looming thought of Christmas shopping…and WalMart knows it. So, their PR department put out a press release knowing that we’re worried, we’re not spending and, doggone it, we just might not...
Posted by The Merchant on Sep 30, 2011 | 0 comments
LED trees are perhaps one of the biggest changes to Christmas traditions that has hit the holiday market over the past decade. While LED lights certainly have been making an impact, gaining praise, and sparking a lot of debate, making the choice to upgrade to a prelit LED Christmas tree is by far the boldest move yet.
For those Christmas tree lovers who insist on live trees every year, upgrading to LED...
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Posted by elf on Sep 28, 2011 | 0 comments
Amazon made their splash today with the official announcement of their answer to Apple iPad — and they dropped the bomb nobody was expecting: it is priced at $199 and it comes bundled with a free month of Amazon Prime.
If you want it as a Christmas gift, order it NOW. They’ve only made about 5 million of the things and it will be a hands-down runaway seller in this otherwise colorless shopping...
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Posted by elf on Sep 12, 2011 | 1 comment
If the USA Today says it — it must be true: retailers are starting Christmas earlier than ever. They call it “Christmas creep” and it means that Christmas is showing up when it shouldn’t. According to those who write these news stories and headlines people are “quite upset” to see Christmas in the stores or hear it on the radio.
Says who?
I’m sorry, but the media...
Who says its too early?
Posted by elf on Sep 6, 2011 | 0 comments
The dire predictions for a double-dip recession is putting a damper on Christmas 2011 already as Sony has held back releasing their new handheld gaming system and Apple has stalled the release of the next iPad. All assume that Apple will own Christmas 2011 if simply because nobody else was bringing anything of note to market, especially when HP killed off its tablet PC over the summer with a $99 firesale....
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Posted by elf on Aug 16, 2011 | 0 comments
There will be, no doubt, plenty of what is merry and bright to celebrate for Christmas 2011. But each holiday season also has a fair share of forgettable events. I’m not talking about wars or politial follies or natural disasters or tragic tales of human calamity. I’m talking about movies that shouldn’t be made, things that people should not do (or be allowed to do) or products that never...
The Worst of Christmas 201...
Posted by elf on May 5, 2011 | 1 comment
The weather was not frightful in Ethel Miles backyard on Monday, but her fire was still quite delightful.
“I was jubilant,” she said, throwing in a fistpump and a “Yes!” for good measure.
For many, it’s customary to take down a Christmas tree by New Year’s.
“I started to take it down,” she said, “But I said no, I can’t do it now.”
Ethel, the...
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