Holiday Selling Starts Off With A Bang

According to reports from the National Retail Federation (NRF), Adobe and ComScore, sales surged ahead from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, providing a heap of  optimism for the rest of the holiday selling season. Not surprisingly, online purchases again strongly led the gains and smartphones expanded as a key driver of transactions.

NRF Finds Robust Holiday Start

From Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, more than 174 million Americans shopped in stores and online during the just-concluded holiday weekend, beating the 164 million estimated shoppers from an earlier survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

OEKO-TEX Study Highlights Climate Change Concerns

In a global, quantitative consumer survey, “The Key to Confidence: Consumers and Textile Sustainability— Attitudes, Changing Behaviors, and Outlooks,” commissioned by the OEKO-TEX Association in commemoration of its 25th Anniversary, climate change ranked third on a list of sixteen modern day worries on the minds of today’s consumers.

RG Barry Appoints Bob Mullaney President

RG Barry Brands Inc., a leading developer and marketer of lifestyle footwear and accessory brands, announced the appointment of footwear industry executive Bob Mullaney as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

ComScore: Online Sales Climb Over 20 Percent On Thanksgiving/Black Friday

ComScore reported U.S. desktop retail e-commerce sales for Thanksgiving Day rose 22 percent while Black Friday rose 20 percent. Thanksgiving Day sales reached $1.57 billion to surpass the billion-dollar threshold for the fourth consecutive year. Black Friday (November 24) followed reached $2.36 billion, marking the first time it reached the $2 billion milestone from desktop sales alone.