What caught our eye: October isn’t the warm-up anymore — it’s peak season

The Retail Dispatch's October 15 roundup put it plainly: October is looking less like the warm-up to peak season and more like peak season itself, with Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days helping generate nearly $10 billion in online spending and Lowe's starting Black Friday deals on October 29 and running promotions through Christmas Eve. Shoppers … Read more

What caught our eye: October is the new Black Friday

USA Today is tracking a stacked week of fall sales events: Walmart’s deals run October 5–11, with Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days and Target’s Circle Deal Days both landing October 6–7. The pattern is familiar by now — the holiday deals start earlier every year, and the planners tend to win. Our October Deals page … Read more