Toys R Us Joins Sears in Bringing Early Holiday Cheer
We mentioned in an earlier post that Sears is already setting up Christmas shops in some of its stores and online. Reuters says they aren't the only retailer getting an extremely early jump on the winter holidays, which are still several months away.
Reuters says Toys 'R' Us is bringing holiday cheer in July in the form of early discounts but there will also be candy canes and Christmas cards.
Toys R Us is planning a similar event, but with more emphasis on holiday-themed pricing of roughly 50 percent off bicycles, video games, doll houses and portable DVD players.
While the chain won't be selling holiday merchandise, it will be bringing unseasonal cheer, complete with Christmas cards and candy canes, to its stores on July 25.
"Everyone needs a little Christmas, right this very minute," the company said in a release last week.
Nordstrom will be running sales on winter apparel later this month but they told Reuters they won't be bringing out the holiday decorations just yet.
"Our customers really love the fact that we do not celebrate the holidays until the day after Thanksgiving," she said, "and we have no plans to change that."
Nordstrom's policy probably makes the most sense. If you bring out all the holiday decorations in July everyone will be tired of them well before December. Hopefully, the shopping malls will resist the temptation to bring out the holiday decorations this summer.
