The Holiday Season Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

Jumptap: Tablet traffic up 229% over holiday season - Mobile Marketing - BizReport
www.bizreport.com | Feb 2, 2012
New data from NPD In-Stat forecasts a 25% growth rate for smartphones, tablets and notebook PCs through 2015. According to the report smartphones will account for 43% of handsets in 2015; meanwhile data from Jumptap shows significant traffic increases from tablets over the 2011 holidays.

<p> New Year Outlook: Retail Strategy in 2012...
www.bdo.com | Jan 26, 2012
<p> New Year Outlook: Retail Strategy in 2012 </p>

2011 Springer Turkey Challenge Feeds 10,000 in Sacramento Community This Holiday Season | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Jan 24, 2012
2011 Springer Turkey Challenge Feeds 10,000 in Sacramento Community This Holiday Season. Keith Springer helps local families in the Sacramento area this holiday season with his 13th annual Springer Turkey Challenge. - PR11780823

Singapore Travel Agency Chan Brothers Offers Amazing Deals on International Flights Now
www.prleap.com | Jan 20, 2012
Leading Singapore Travel agency is now offering various vacation packages and airline ticket deals for residents of Singapore.

US retail sales fail to hit forecasts - FT.com
www.ft.com | Jan 12, 2012
US retail sales rose less than expected over the holidays while new jobless claims climbed to a six-week high, underlining the slow pace of recovery from recession. Retail sales increased 0.1 per cent in December to $400.6bn, missing forecasts of a

Bottom Line - Holiday season over, jobless claims jump
bottomline.msnbc.msn.com | Jan 12, 2012
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits in the latest week as the end of the holiday shopping season meant layoffs for some workers. But 2011 was a record year for retail sales, which rose 7.7 percent, even though the year ended on a weak note. The Labor Department …

Retail Results Mixed But Coupon Site Retailmenot Had A Good Holiday Season - Executive Style -
www.portfolio.com | Jan 12, 2012
Retailers might have seen mixed results this holiday, but RetailMeNot, a website that offer coupons and coupon codes had a jolly good season.

Ronnie Corbett collapsed while celebrating New Year's Honour - mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk | Jan 10, 2012
Ronnie Corbett collapsed while celebrating his New Year Honour, the funnyman's wife has revealed.

Pamela Yellen: Seven Tips for Keeping Your Financial New Year's Resolutions
www.huffingtonpost.com | Jan 5, 2012
Whatever you resolve, you must find a way of sticking to your financial resolutions beyond Valentine's Day, past Mother's Day and Independence Day, all the way through Labor Day, Thanksgiving and New Year's Day 2013.

Newsvine - Holiday discounts crimp retailers' profits
www.newsvine.com | Jan 5, 2012
Many retailers delivered solid sales gains for December, but heavy discounts needed to get shoppers to buy exacted a high price, clouding the holiday shopping season.