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Transparency a non-negotiable for consumers
December 29, 2025
Consumers view transparency in shopping as a non-negotiable and the top frustration is an unclear product description.
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Home Depot top fav for home improvement shoppers
December 29, 2025
Home Depot captured 29% of home improvement spending in Q3 2025, beating out Lowe's (17%).
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Kohl’s taps Michael Bender as permanent CEO
December 26, 2025
Kohl's has named Michael Bender as its permanent CEO after he served as interim CEO following the departure of Ashley Buchanan.
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Academy Sports + Outdoors opens 5 stores
December 26, 2025
Academy Sports + Outdoors , a sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, has open five locations in Russellville, Ark.; Seguin, Texas; Fort Wayne, Ind.…
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Paying with points gaining popularity with consumers
December 23, 2025
A good majority of consumers, 79%, are using Pay With Points at checkout in-store and online, double the figure from 2023.
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Most UK marketers using AI for holiday campaigns
December 22, 2025
Nearly eight in 10 U.K. marketers (78%) are using AI to plan, test and optimize this year's seasonal campaigns, a 42% jump since 2024.
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Holiday shoppers tapping mobile device to buy, desktop for returns
December 22, 2025
American consumers are embracing mobile devices when it comes to holiday shopping and using desktop devices when it comes to making returns.
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Retailers tariff response includes raising prices, reducing products
December 18, 2025
When it comes to the impact of this year's new tariffs retailers are taking several measures.
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Toshiba debuts mobile technology for retailers
December 18, 2025
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has debuted its TCx M7 to join the TCx M11 as part of its mobile innovation line, as mobile-first strategies become essential…
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Amazon developing ‘rush’ pickup option
December 17, 2025
Amazon reportedly is developing a in-store pickup option that would let shoppers get an ordered item at an Amazon-owned store within an hour.
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Costco boasts record-breaking sales in Q1
December 17, 2025
The first quarter of 2026 reveals Costco hit record-breaking sales in what industry watchers state was a stronger than expected earning period.
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Import tariffs cost US households $1.2K
December 16, 2025
The tariffs enacted since the start of the year have cost the typical American consumer household about $1,200, according to figures cited by Democrats serving…
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Consumers dip into savings citing higher grocery costs
December 16, 2025
American consumers are looking for deals and dipping into savings when it comes to grocery shopping.
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Shoppers will turn to AI in 2026
December 15, 2025
Shoppers will turn to AI companions in 2026 and embrace relevant innovation in the new year.
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Lululemon chief leaving role in 2026
December 15, 2025
Calvin McDonald, CEO of Lululemon, will leave the role in early 2026.
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Costco top grocery retailer in Canada
December 12, 2025
Costco ranks as Canada's top grocery retailer for the second consecutive year, according to a dunnhumby's Retail Preference Index for Canada.
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Walmart, Amazon, Costco big favorites for boomer consumers
December 12, 2025
When it comes to shopping the boomer generation's top retailer choices are Walmart, Amazon, Costco, Kroger and Home Deport.
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Target opens Target SoHo concept store
December 11, 2025
Target has officially opeed its transformed Target SoHo, a concept store located in New York city.
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Swipe fees may cost consumers $20 billion this holiday season
December 11, 2025
Swipe fees, which banks charge retailers for processing credit card transactions, could cost consumers $20 billion or more in higher prices this holiday…
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Albertsons drives digital transformation with AI tech
December 10, 2025
Albertsons Companies has launched an AI-powered planning and shopping assistant which it claims can cut down shopping time to as little as four minutes.
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