Target hosted a free “Winter Wonderland” event in New York City to showcase the hottest toys of the holiday season. This event exemplifies the extra effort that retailers are putting in to motivate shoppers.
Melissa Repko | CNBC
NEW YORK CITY — On a recent weekend in downtown Manhattan, a long line of families with strollers and small children gathered to enter Target’s ”Wonderland”
Santa’s helpers distributed complimentary cookies. Mario and Luigi from Nintendo’s “Super Mario” video game posed for pictures. A toy train weaved through a miniature village created from the retailer’s gingerbread kits. And children gazed in awe at some of the season’s most popular toys, including a large Barbie Dreamhouse.
Getting people to attend was one thing. Transforming the event into a sale is an entirely different challenge.
Target’s pop-up event, which will also visit Dallas and Los Angeles, demonstrates the extent to which retailers are going this holiday season to encourage shoppers to spend. Caution and…
2023-11-24 09:47:08
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