Holiday 2022 proved to be a very uneven holiday season for retailers like Target, which stocked out ... [+] of whole sections of its toy aisle in December. Retailers didn’t really have control over what inventory they had available for sale for the 2022 holiday season. Macy’s vs. JCPenney’sAt the beginning of the holiday season, Macy’s appeared to have way more inventory than JCPenney. Holiday inventory was still prominently displayed, with whole pads of holiday dresses, and a teen department that had a percentage-off topper on almost every single rack. Retailers Concern Will be Margins This YearAcross the mall, it appeared that retailers had little urgency to offload a ton of leftover holiday inventory.

Source: Forbes January 13, 2023 11:06 UTC