As the new year kicks into full swing and you plan for the year ahead, knowing all the key dates and events which will impact your retail business will ensure you can really start the new year with a bang and keep momentum going throughout 2019.
To help, we’ve updated our retail calendar with all the latest and greatest key dates you need to know about as a retail business in 2019.
Whether you want to focus on the traditional dates of Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas, or whether you want to take advantage of some “unofficial” dates such as Green Monday and National Free Shipping Day, or head out on the road to industry-specific events, trade shows and conferences, then you’ll find all the important dates below ready for you to capitalize on.
So, without further adieu, check out your free downloadable calendar below. Feel free to print it and place it around your office!
January
1 – New Year’s Day (UK & US National Holiday)
8-15 – Atlanta Gift & Home January (US)
13-15 – Retail’s Big Show (US)
13-15 – S/S Top Drawer (UK)
13-16 – Giving & Living Trade Show (UK)
21 – Martin Luther King Day (US)
22-24 – The Toy Fair (UK)
25 – Burns Night (UK)
30-1 – Outdoor Retailer Snow Show (US)
February
3-6 – NY Now (US)
3-7 – Spring Fair (UK)
5-7 – Magic (US)
5-9 – February Atlanta Apparel (US)
8-16 – New York Fashion Week
10-11 – PATS (UK)
10-12 – Pure London (UK)
13 – Global eCommerce Leaders Forum (US)
14 – Valentine’s Day
15-19 – London Fashion Week
17-19 – Moda (UK)
19-22 – eTail West (US)
18 – Presidents’ Day (US)
19-25 – Milan Fashion Week
20 – Fashion Connect CONF (UK)
24-27 – Retail Supply Chain CONF (US)
25-5 – Paris Fashion Week
March
1-3 – The Baby Show (UK)
2-5 – International Home + Housewares (US)
3-6 – Shoptalk (US)
6-7 – DX3 (Canada)
13-15 – Atlanta Spring Gift & Home (US)
17-19 – Prosper Show (US)
17-20 – ASD Market Week (US)
17-20 – Independent Retailer Conference (US)
20 – Spring Equinox
26-28 – Adobe Summit (US)
27-28 – Retail Week Live (UK)
31 – Mother’s Day (UK)
April
1 – April Fool’s Day
2-6 – April Atlanta Apparel (US)
3-4 – Internet Retailing Expo (UK)
3-4 – eDelivery EXPO (UK)
4-5 – Global Retailing Conference (US)
15 – Patriots Day (US)
15 – Tax Day (US)
19 – Good Friday (UK National Holiday)
21 – Easter Sunday
22 – Easter Monday (UK National Holiday)
22 – Earth Day (US)
23 – St. George’s Day (UK)
May
6 – Early May Bank Holiday (UK)
1-2 – RBTE (UK)
5 – Cinco de Mayo (US)
6-8 – Retail Innovation Conference (US)
12 – Mother’s Day (US, Canada & Aus)
13-15 – Magento Imagine (US)
15-16 – The British Business Show (UK)
17-19 – The Baby Show (UK)
27 – Memorial Day (US)
27 – Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
June
12-15 – June Atlanta Apparel (US)
16 – Father’s Day (US & UK)
18-19 – eTail Europe (UK)
21 – Summer Solstice
25-28 – Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition (US)
July
1-31 – Independent Retailer Month
1-14 – Wimbledon (UK)
4 – Independence Day (US)
9-11 – Outdoor Trade Show (UK)
9-15 – Atlanta Gift & Home July (US)
14-17 – Home & Gift (UK)
August
6-10 – August Atlanta Apparel (US)
26 – August Bank Holiday (UK)
September
Back to School (US, UK)
1-4 – Autumn Fair (UK)
2 – Labor Day (US)
8-10 – A/W Top Drawer (UK)
10-12 – Glee (UK)
23 – Autumn Equinox
22-23 PATS (UK)
25-26 – eCommerce Expo (UK)
October
8-9 – Pay Expo (US)
14 – Thanksgiving (Canada)
14 – Columbus Day (US)
15-19 – October Atlanta Apparel (US)
16 – Boss’s Day (US)
18-20 – The Baby Show (UK)
31 – Halloween
November
5 – Bonfire Night (UK)
11 – Veterans’ Day (US)
11 – Single’s Day (China)
28 – Thanksgiving (US)
29 – Black Friday
30 – Small Business Saturday (US)
December
2 – Cyber Monday
7 – Small Business Saturday (UK)
9 – Green Monday
18 – National Free Shipping Day
21 – Super Saturday
22 – Winter Solstice
24 – Christmas Eve
25 – Christmas Day
26 – Boxing Day (UK National Holiday)
31 – New Year’s Eve
If we’ve missed any key dates you currently prep for, let us know in the comments.
And if you found the retail calendar helpful, share it around now!