Super Saturday Still Matters, But the Real Holiday Surge May Come After
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Retailers are looking forward to Super Saturday, which is tomorrow (12/20). But will it be as lucrative as anticipated? Likely yes. The…
2026 Predictions & Insights, Part 2: Money, Financing, and the New Rules for Small Businesses
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If Part One of this year’s Predictions series focused on how small businesses are building, growing, and adapting, Part Two gets right…
Are You Ready For the Future?
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IDC has released its 2026 predictions for small and medium businesses, which are part of its IDC Futurescape: Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business…
Looking Ahead to 2026: The State of Small Business
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Editor’s Note: This week, we’re featuring a peek into 2026. We asked prominent small business experts and those who serve the small…
Thanksgiving Shopping Weekend Shatters Records
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A record-breaking 202.9 million consumers shopped during the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday (TDCM), according to a just-released survey…
What’s Cooking with Kitchen Designs?
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Real Simple recently reported on the National Kitchen and Bathroom Association’s (NKBA) 2026 Kitchen Trends Report, which predicts the most popular kitchen…
Holiday Sales Wrap-Up
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Over the last several weeks, we’ve learned a lot about holiday sales, including that online sales are expected to climb and that…
New Consumer Holiday Shopping Behaviors
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If you’re a retailer—in-store or online—are you preparing for the surge of shoppers headed your way? If you’re concerned about consumers not…
Consumers Plan to Spend More This Holiday Season
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A few weeks ago, we discussed a report about the positive outlook for online sales this holiday season. To build on this…
What Small Businesses Can Learn from Luxury Brands
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As I noted several weeks ago, the Lipstick Index reveals when consumers can’t afford to buy actual luxury products, so they spend…
