Indian retail market to hit $1T by 2020

February 10, 2015

A new report says the Indian retail market is expected to almost double by 2020, to $1 trillion by 2020 from $600 billion in 2015, driven by income growth…

Smartphone shoppers increase spending 125 percent, study says

January 27, 2015

Consumers have embraced online shopping from their smartphones, boosting their spending by 125 percent across all product categories, according to MarketLive.

Target out, Uniqlo in as Japanese clothier plans Canadian launch

January 27, 2015

According to multiple media reports, Japanese-owned specialty clothing retailer Uniqlo is planning to launch in Canada next year.

Seventy percent of shoppers buying gift cards this year

December 23, 2014

Although other holiday retail signals are mixed, gift card spending is on the rise.

Millennials twice as likely to spend more this holiday season

December 12, 2014

The idea of not spending more this holiday season was consistent across age, income and education levels, but millennials had the lowest propensity to hold…

First 23 days of November saw $17.5 billion in desktop e-commerce

November 26, 2014

Friday, November 21 has been the heaviest online spending day of the season to date at $914 million in desktop spending.

Shoppers Show Brand Loyalty to Their Favorite Retailers According To Bond Holiday Study

68% will shop on Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday, spending 45% of their holiday budgets during these two days. The 2014 Holiday Study from Bond Brand Loyalty…

KPMG says payment security issues will impact holiday shopping

November 25, 2014

More than half of consumers are either unsure or not confident at all in the security of their personal information when shopping both in-store and online.

Holiday shoppers not afraid to buy as Halloween leads strong October spending

November 13, 2014

A Friday Halloween spurred early holiday spending; leisure spending growth is up 4.6 percent; credit and debit spending show healthy increases over September.

Holiday shoppers set to spend more than $31B on gift cards this year

November 13, 2014

According to NRF survey, more than half of buyers cite practicality as reason to buy gift cards as gifts.

Survey says holiday shoppers will spend more of their budget in-store than online

November 10, 2014

Respondents with incomes less than $100,000 spend more of their total holiday budget in-store than those with higher incomes, 54 percent versus 46 percent.

Walmart enters the fray as holiday price war heats up

October 31, 2014

Walmart bracing for competition at least as bad as last year's holiday season, when heavy discounting depressed earnings across the retail industry.

German retail sales see surprising drop, spur fears of recession

October 31, 2014

Retail sales in September dropped by 3.2 percent from August, the biggest drop since May 2007, which is spurring fears of a recession in Europe's leading…

Digital disruption, emerging technologies to drive retail revenue in 2015

October 30, 2014

Omnichannel personalization specialist predicts sweeping changes for retail in the coming year.

Apptive intros features to help online merchants tap burgeoning m-commerce trends

October 29, 2014

Mobile-commerce merchants can leverage features for the holiday shopping season.

Retailers falling short of consumers' omnichannel expectations

October 13, 2014

A new study from OrderDynamics reveals that retailers are offering the wrong delivery and inventory services across channels.

September retail sales fall short

October 10, 2014

Traffic decreased substantially compared to last year and last month. However, healthier economic conditions and less government disruption led to significant…

ICSC says momentum for marketplace fairness at an all-time high

September 10, 2014

Seven in ten Americans support legislation requiring sales tax collection at the time of purchase. This represents an increase of six percentage points since…

NACS says consumer confidence plummeting in August

August 12, 2014

Just as quickly as consumer optimism surged in July, it plummeted in August, even as gas prices fell by more than 15 cents over the past month.

Brick and mortar retail sees 59 percent revenue growth in Q2

July 30, 2014

MarketLive has announced the results of its Performance Index report for Q2 of 2014. The index report signaled a strong retail economy with across-the-board…