Christmas
This red-nosed reindeer helped guide Santa’s sleigh on a foggy Christmas Eve.
Who is Rudolph?
Introduced in 2010, this Target-owned brand became a go-to for holiday décor and gifting throughout the 2010s.
What is Threshold?
Lighting this nine-branched candelabrum is the central ritual of Hanukkah.
What is the menorah (or hanukkiah)?
This color dominates Lunar New Year décor because it symbolizes luck and prosperity—popular themes for seasonal merchandising.
What is red?
This major shopping day kicks off the holiday retail season the day after Thanksgiving.
What is Black Friday?
This figure, central to the Christmas season, is often used in retail marketing to promote holiday cheer and store traffic.
Who is Santa Claus?
In recent Target holiday ads, Bullseye is often seen alongside this new character, whose role is to guide guests through a cheerful and modern version of the North Pole.
Who is St. Nick?
During Hanukkah, families recite blessings while lighting the menorah. These blessings are traditionally said in this language.
What is Hebrew?
Lunar New Year is based on this 12-animal cycle, which influences annual themes in global retail marketing.
What is the Chinese zodiac?
The Monday after Thanksgiving is known for e-commerce deals and consistently strong digital traffic.
What is Cyber Monday?
According to the Nativity story, what gifts did the three Wise Men bring to honor the birth of Jesus?
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
In 2022, Target named this long-running in-house holiday décor brand as the centerpiece of its seasonal assortment.
What is Wodershop?
Chanukah usually starts on the 25th of Kislev, a date that varies in the Gregorian calendar. Chanukah is also commonly known as the festival of what?
What is lights?
This popular Lunar New Year gift—often filled with money—is traditionally given in red envelopes.
What is lucky money (or hongbao/lai see)?
Holiday retail planning often includes forecasting this KPI that represents the percentage of sales completed without human checkout interaction.
What is self-checkout penetration (or SCO penetration)?
This Christmas film, known for boosting sales of bell ornaments, tells the story of George Bailey and his guardian angel.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This over-enthusiastic cashier character, known for her red vest and love of deals, became a fan-favorite through a series of Target holiday ads starting in the 2010s.
Who is the Target Lady? (played by Kristen Wiig)
This spinning toy used during Hanukkah has four sides with letters representing “A great miracle happened there.”
What is a dreidel?
Northern China often celebrates Lunar New Year by eating these coin-shaped foods symbolizing wealth.
What are dumplings (jiaozi)?
Analysts track this metric—the total number of customer trips—because it significantly drives seasonal comp performance.
What is traffic? (or guest traffic)
According to Buddy the Elf, what are the 4 main food groups?
Candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.
In 2022, the week leading up to Christmas marked the first time Target reached weekly sales totaling this many billions.
What is 4 billion?
Hanukkah’s origins lie in the Maccabean revolt, when a small Jewish force resisted this empire that tried to suppress their traditions.
What was the Seleucid Empire?
Korea’s Lunar New Year celebration, which includes ancestral rites and traditional games, is known by this name.
What is Seollal?
Retailers see strong performance when inventory arrives on time for peak holiday weeks—a concept commonly abbreviated as a three-letter supply chain term.
What is JIT (Just-In-Time)?