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    Consumer insights and trend forecasting for winter retail buyers

    BySarah Foley

    Winter retail is the most predictable season on the calendar and the hardest one to buy for. The categories barely move year to year; the products inside them turn over completely. Here is what the demand data actually says about how winter shoppers behave, which trend signals are worth reading right now across apparel, accessories, home, gifting, and seasonal decor, and how to build an assortment that covers both the proven and the new.

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    Winter jewelry trends retailers should stock up on

    BySarah Foley

    December does more for a jewelry counter than any other month of the year, and 2026 is rewarding retailers who stock deliberately rather than broadly. Here is what is moving across party pieces, everyday layering, cold-weather accessories, and gift-ready formats, what the price-up units-down data means for how you build depth, and how to test a trend without committing a season’s budget to it.