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 Dec 7, 2010 | 0 comments
It is December and while the War on Christmas rages and steals all the headlines there is another debate going on, as it does every year, and it is a painful one. Is fostering belief in Santa telling your kids a lie? Is it harmful to do so? And what point do you come clean?
Early in December, it seems, every year, the anti-Santa forces seem to unite. The heart-wrenching stories of betrayal are told and the...
Debating Santa
Posted by Christmas Webmaster on Nov 22, 2010 | 0 comments
The headline today on MSNBC is that “Christmas” is winning the war on Christmas. In other words, the war on Christmas is dead. Advertisers are free to use the word “Christmas” in their ads, government can put up Christmas trees instead of holiday trees and one can actually say the word “Christmas” in a public schools without fear of arrest, lawsuits or offense.
What a...
Tough Christmas Reveals Tr...
Posted by Christmas Movie Critic on Nov 11, 2010 | 0 comments
Stars Align for Christmas ...
TNT released a small list of big names set to appear at the annual Christmas in Washington special, which is set to air next month. Any Matthew Morrison, Mariah Carey or Maxwell fans out there? In addition to Carey, Maxwell and Glee star Matthew Morrison, Annie Lennox and Miranda Cosgrove have also been lined up to appear on the special. Ellen DeGeneres is set to host Christmas in Washington, which is...
Posted by elf on Nov 11, 2010 | 0 comments
What the Early Black Frida...
It began last year when Sears launched their Christmas stores in July and caught all kinds of media attention as “Black Friday” events hit the ads the Saturday after Halloween. This year has been only crazier. Best Buy, Target, Kmart, Toys R Us and other big box retailers have already had Black Friday-like events this year — and promise lots more before Black Friday actually arrives....
Posted by The Merchant on Nov 1, 2010 | 0 comments
After last Christmas, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. turned to its customers to find out how it could improve toy shopping this holiday season.
Moms told the nation’s largest retailer not to push Christmas toys until after Halloween passed and to give them more, not just $10 specials.
That was a price Wal-Mart promoted early and big in 2008 and 2009 in toys, books and DVDs, starting price wars in early...
WalMart Polls Customers fo...
Posted by elf on Oct 26, 2010 | 0 comments
Look out, world. Coca Cola has teamed up with Train to “Shake Up Christmas”.
The song, “Shake Up Christmas,” is a key part of Coca-Cola Co.’s new Christmas advertising campaign that in past years has featured people or animals, such as the friendly polar bears of 1993, which became iconic for generations of TV viewers.
For years, bands have struggled against declining CD...
Coca Cola’s New Chri...
Posted by elf on Oct 22, 2010 | 0 comments
What is it with Bing Crosby this Christmas? He’s everywhere. Not only does he have a new album (of old stuff) coming up and not only is he doing a duet from the great beyond with Bryn Terfel but now he’s beatboxing for a UK retailer. Check out this Christmas commercial:
Argos, a U.K. retail chain has started rolling out their holiday television spots for their new Christmas catalog. The first...
Dusting Off Bing’s O...
Posted by elf on Oct 21, 2010 | 0 comments
In a sure sign that the holidays are almost here, the National Park Service announced the dates for the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The tree will be lit on Dec. 9 at 5 p.m., but you’ll need some advance planning (and a lot of luck) to score tickets. The online lottery to attend the ceremony will be held from 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 5 through 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 7, and includes 3,000 ticketed...
National Christmas Tree Li...
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