Holiday & Events

Articles about major holidays and annual events in retail. (from Thanksgiving to Prime Day)

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Super Bowl 2026 Ad Recap

In this episode, the CPG Guys review all of the television ads that played in Super Bowl 60, February 8, 2026. CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comSheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/ DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained […]
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Barratt Sweet Shop launches Flumps Hearts for Valentine’s

Barratt Sweet Shop is giving retailers the perfect excuse to stock up in time for Valentine’s Day with the launch of Flumps Hearts. The new to market heart-shaped vanilla flavoured marshmallows (RRP £1.50), are now available just in time for Valentines Day. Now wrapped in… This story continues at Barratt Sweet Shop launches Flumps Hearts […]
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The AI Super Brawl, NVIDIA’s OpenAI Gut Check, The World Eats Software

Welcome back to our Big Technology Agenda Setter newsletter, in your inboxes most Mondays from myself and journalist . This week we look at the Super Bowl ad fight, Nvidia’s forthcoming decision on OpenAI, and the market’s continued software conundrum. The Super Bowl advertising fight between OpenAI and Anthropic might’ve been more interesting than the […]
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Event Marketing Still Matters: Why Valentine’s Day Proves Timely Food Messaging Wins

In a persistently challenging macroeconomic climate, Valentine’s Day once again proves that event marketing—when done with relevance and restraint—still moves wallets and behavior. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, Valentine’s Day spending is projected to hit a record $29.1 billion, eclipsing last year’s $27.5 billion. Even more telling: shoppers […]
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Advertising, Brand Recall, and Celebrities

Super Bowl ads have always juggled story power and star power. But the overall swing toward celebrities has been an ongoing trend. In 2010, just 31% of Super Bowl ads included a famous face. Last year, a whopping 68% of Super Bowl ads featured celebrities and 51% featured multiple celebrities, according to iSpot.tv and EMARKETER. […]
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Last-Minute Super Bowl Party Foods to Pick Up — A Grocerant Guru® Field Guide

  The Super Bowl remains the single largest food-at-home and food-away-from-home consumption day in the U.S. According to industry tracking, Americans consume over 1.4 billion chicken wings, 11 million pounds of chips, and 8 million pounds of guacamole on Super Bowl Sunday. The modern reality: most hosts assemble their spread in the final 24 hours, […]
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Divine Chocolate launches Luxury Mini Egg Collection  

Divine Chocolate is celebrating Easter with the launch of a premium collection of Luxury Milk Chocolate Mini Eggs, each crafted from Fairtrade cocoa with natural ingredients and free from palm oil. The collection features two mini egg varieties, Divine Luxury Milk Chocolate Mini Eggs and… This story continues at Divine Chocolate launches Luxury Mini Egg […]
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MoltBook Is A Warning

We’re publishing this story in partnership with Boston Globe Ideas, it will appear in print this weekend. AI agents have been gathering online by the thousands over the past week, debating their existence, attempting to date each other, building their own religion, concocting crypto schemes, and spewing gibberish. It’s all been happening on Moltbook, a […]
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Has Wegmans Lost A Step?

In Rochester, New York, WHEC-TV News has a story suggesting that “Wegmans shoppers may be seeing a drop in satisfaction, according to an annual report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. “The index measures customer satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 100. Wegmans got a score of 78 — a 6% drop from the […]
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7 Eleven Super Bowl Sunday Super Customer Focused

  This is Food‑Fact‑Filled, Data‑Driven Look at How the World’s Largest Convenience Retailer Wins Big With Consumers by Steven Johnson’s the Grocerant Guru’s team at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® Super Bowl Sunday and National Pizza Day sit back‑to‑back on the calendar, and 7‑Eleven is treating both like the food‑centric cultural holidays they’ve become. With […]
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Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB – February 2, 2026

Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.  This week’s topics: TikTok Shop announces all sellers must use their fulfillment services Pinterest cutting 15% of workforce, blaming it on AI Amazon shutters Fresh and Go stores Gen Z Holiday shopping CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: […]
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Independent retailers invited to celebrate Love Your High Street this Valentine’s Day

Independent retailers across the UK are being urged to get creative this Valentine’s Day as part of Bira’s campaign to encourage shoppers to support their local high streets. The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is encouraging communities to show their love for local businesses by… This story continues at Independent retailers invited to celebrate Love […]
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Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Are Gone A Historical Retrospective on Amazon’s Grocery Experiments & the Road Ahead

  On January 27, 2026, Amazon confirmed what many analysts had quietly anticipated: its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store banners are being shuttered across the U.S., ending a decade of experimentation in brick-and-mortar grocery retail. According to Amazon, all 57 Amazon Fresh grocery stores and 15 Amazon Go locations are slated to close imminently […]
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Tipping in the Grocerant World: The Real Price of Food, Labor, and Convenience

  Tipping is no longer a social afterthought—it is a structural component of the modern food economy. As restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, and delivery platforms converge, consumers are navigating a fragmented system where food prices are transparent, but labor costs are not. In the Grocerant World, tipping has become the consumer’s most direct investment […]
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How AI can Handle the 3 Biggest Gen Z Retail Trends that Shaped the 2025 Holiday Season

Gen Z is rewriting the rules of holiday shopping. Deloitte projected that Gen Z’s 2025 holiday spending would drop 34% from the previous year, with an emphasis on budgeting and deal-hunting. And while the numbers are still coming in, the mandate for retail leaders is clear: adapt to Gen Z’s evolving preferences or miss out […]
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Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Are Gone A Historical Retrospective on Amazon’s Grocery Experiments & the Road Ahead

  On January 27, 2026, Amazon confirmed what many analysts had quietly anticipated: its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store banners are being shuttered across the U.S., ending a decade of experimentation in brick-and-mortar grocery retail. According to Amazon, all 57 Amazon Fresh grocery stores and 15 Amazon Go locations are slated to close imminently […]
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BREAKING NEWS:  Amazon Bails Out Of Physical Stores Business, Closing Go And Fresh Stores

Amazon announced today that it is closing its 57 Amazon Fresh Stores and 15 Amazon Go stores.  With the exception of Whole Foods, which it acquired for $13.7 billion in 2017, it will now be out of the bricks-and-mortar business for the time being. The company’s food retail focus now will be on expanding its […]
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December E-Grocery Sales Hit $12.7 Billion, Up 32% YOY

The latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey is out, reporting that “monthly U.S. online grocery sales accelerated dramatically in December, with total sales surging 32% year-over-year (YOY) to finish the month with a record high $12.7 billion … This robust performance reflects higher order frequency, spending rates, and a larger user base than December […]
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NRF 2026 review: AI grabs the spotlight as retail technology steps into its next chapter

By James Pepper, Vista Technology Support A Brief Introduction to NRF and How the Show Is Structured Every January, the National Retail Federation’s ‘Retail’s Big Show’ transforms New York’s Javits Centre into one of the most influential gatherings in the global retail calendar. Tens of thousands of professionals arrive to explore new technologies, exchange ideas, […]
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