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This mega promotional event is a mixed blessing for retailers. It provokes such shopping mania in the quest for a good deal that around three quarters of people will actually put off spending in the run-up to the event,
said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown On top of being overworked during the holidays, there is also the expectation that workers remain available to operate the store at a time that everyone wants to take it easy and be with family,
People are working longer hours, often understaffed for the amount of traffic. Rarely, if ever, is there any kind of holiday bonus time,
We’re not treated like we were treated during Covid, where we used to get the ‘thank you’’s and ‘we appreciate what you do,’
The holiday is a frenzied time for shopping. Sometimes stores will extend their hours, but unfortunately workers will remain an afterthought during the holidays,
Margaux Lantelme, a retail employee at REI in Chicago, told a press conference held by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) to address issues they face during holiday shopping seasons You definitely notice stress for sure, people are short-tempered. There’s a lot of disgruntled attitudes flying around during this time of the year with our local customers,
said Cynthia Russo, who has worked at Bloomingdale’s in New York City for over 18 years and is a member of RWDSU Local 3. We’re going to give you excellent customer service, but when you leave, you get to check those things off on your to-do list, and I have to go back to seven more hours of choosing gifts for people who are stressing,
They may not have as much exposure, but they have good quality products. Joining holiday sales and increasing the number of customers who visit and make purchases from them is a great way"
During holidays there are so many justifications to say, 'Maybe today I'm not going to be a disciplined shopper. Everyone is buying that product, I'm worried not part of the trend, or I'm missing the deal.' All these marketing tactics can create anxiety,
At the end of the year there are so many big holidays all together: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. They're associated with family gatherings, vacations and celebrations, making them feel more special,
Emotion is a very important determinant for consumer decisions,
People come to get the deals, but more importantly, they come for the excitement, the energy, the traditions surrounding Black Friday,
Jill Renslow, Mall of America's chief business development and marketing officer, said Black Friday is still an incredibly important day for retailers,
Grant Gustafson, head of retail consulting and analytics at Sensormatic, said (Store ... Stores) are very hungry for Black Friday to do well,
Marshal Cohen, chief retail advisor at market research firm Circana, said Black Friday is no longer the start of the holiday shopping season. It has become the crescendo of the holiday shopping season” during what now feels like “Black Friday month,
That’s why the bus drivers and cab drivers call today 'Black Friday.' They think in terms of headaches it gives them,
a Gimbels department store sales manager told The Associated Press in 1975 while watching a police officer try to control jaywalkers the day after Thanksgiving There is less need to stand in line at midnight when the items typically associated with doorbuster sales are now much cheaper,
Zagorsky told The Associated Press via email Unfortunately, I’d have to say I don’t see a sustainable way of doing this, because of the very nature of it being geared towards overconsumption,
Our belief is access to a sustainable brand shouldn’t be an issue,
Fundamentally, Aussies do love their shopping,
