holiday shopping Archives

Guardian

Expect a tale of two holiday seasons as the well-off spend and the rest pull back

This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Will retailers and merchants have a strong holiday season? That depends. This year, more than most, the 2025 holiday…

Gene MarksNovember 30, 2025

Entrepreneur

Happy New Year’s Eve? Many Business Owners Dread It — Here’s Why.

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For most people, New Year’s Eve is a big night of…

Gene MarksDecember 20, 2022

The Hill

Why this holiday season won’t be so great for most businesses

(This column originally appeared on The Hill) If you’re a merchant or your business, like so many, depends on a strong holiday season for its…

Gene MarksNovember 21, 2022

Guardian

The hottest product this US holiday shopping season? Buy now pay later

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Supply chain issues. Labor shortages. Rising prices. Mask mandates. These are some of the biggest challenges facing small…

Gene MarksDecember 19, 2021

Forbes

Twitter Now Forbids Posting Photos Of Other People…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week

(This article originally appeared in Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you…

Gene MarksDecember 5, 2021

The Hill

Two billion ‘out of stock’ messages an ominous sign for small businesses as holidays near

(This article originally appeared in The Hill) This week software company Adobe released its first analysis of the holiday season, and the data look ominous.…

Gene MarksNovember 12, 2021

Forbes

Amazon Web Service Explains Its Major Outage…And Other Small Business Tech News

(This post originally appeared on Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week

Gene MarksDecember 6, 2020

Philly.com

Small business Saturday will be vastly different this year but special discounts will still hold

(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) Since 2010, when American Express first started the tradition during a different recession

Gene MarksNovember 25, 2020