August sales were up in five out of nine retail categories on a montly basis, led by clothing and accessories stores, and online. Specifics from key sectors are below. •Online and other non ...

Holiday promotional events will be a big part of shoppers’ spending plans, according to the survey. Nearly seven-in-10 (68%) shoppers plan to shop Amazon’s October Prime Day sale for holiday ...

Although a large number of Chinese e-commerce platforms sell primarily low-cost goods to U.S. consumers, the two most popular are Shein and Temu. While Shein is technically based in Singapore and ...

While 45% of U.S. respondents and 39% U.K. respondents said they enjoy finding the perfect gift, 19% said they dislike the process due to the time and expense required, and 20% said they are ...

As it looks to expand, The French Workshop’s is touting its long-standing partnership with Zorbas Group, which has operated over 80 bakeries and food service establishments in Cyprus since the ...

Plenty of them have already benefited from those low prices at closeout sales at stores in their markets. Chainwide, monthly Big Lots visits increased by 1.9% in July. At stores about to go dark ...

Almost half (46%) of respondents said the experience of porch piracy damaged their relationship with the retailer in question, while two-fifths (37%) of shoppers were deterred from shopping with a ...

Other growing fraud trends detected by Signifyd include “fraud-as-a-service” operations through which fraud rings commit return and refund fraud on behalf of consumers for a cut of the profits.

Last year, Walmart introduced sensory-friendly hours at its stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, and later Canada. These hours, from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. daily, provide a calmer environment in ...

Health clinics appear to lead to an increase in higher-income shoppers as well. Placer.ai noted that for some chains, including King Soopers, H-E-B and Jay C, the health clinics are positioned to ...

“Jason brings a wealth of creative experience from consumer advertising, as well as the media and entertainment industries, and has a proven track record of innovative storytelling,” said ...