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Consumer discount expectation, shopping focus are hitting retail bottom line hard
November 16, 2015
Consumers have money to spend but they're looking for big items and they're expecting big discounts, and neither scenario bodes well for most retail store…
read nowAmazon Prime delivering food from LA restaurants
November 13, 2015
LA-based restaurants either have a new partner or new competitor now that Amazon.com has expanded Prime Now, the company's one-hour delivery service, to…
read nowWalmart going full steam on Black Friday discounts starting on Thanksgiving
November 12, 2015
Walmart adjusts holiday sales strategy in light of changing consumer shopping behavior.
read nowChina’s big online shopping day a big revenue success
November 11, 2015
The annual online Chinese shopping day beats out any other global holiday shopping season.
read nowJ.C. Penney opts to open earlier on turkey day this year
November 11, 2015
J.C. Penney is hoping Thanksgiving Day shoppers will want an earlier jump time than 5 p.m. and is opening its doors to accommodate those consumers eager to…
read nowConsumers more comfortable buying, using digital gift cards
November 10, 2015
The Retail Gift Card Association found that methods of purchase and redemption are rapidly shifting to a mix of both physical and digital.
read nowMacy's, Target opening late Thanksgiving Day
November 10, 2015
Retailers are taking various stances in regards to opening stores, online and offline, on Thanksgiving.
read nowAirport-based retailers will be busy, busy this Thanksgiving holiday
November 5, 2015
Retailers operating at nationwide airports will benefit from a healthy spike in travel traffic during the Thanksgiving season as a new report expects it will…
read nowAmazon kicks off Black Friday weeks ahead of top shopping day
November 2, 2015
Amazon is setting its own Black Friday season, by kicking off holiday deals as November arrives.
read nowREI shuttering stores Black Friday, urges fans, workers to enjoy the outdoors
November 2, 2015
Outdoor retailer REI is closing its doors to shoppers and urging employees, as well as consumers, to enjoy the biggest shopping day of the year in the outdoors.
read nowICX Association kicks off Symposium series in Atlanta
October 27, 2015
The two-day event aims to help B2C brands prepare for the next generation of computing technology, which promises to deliver the capability to engage and…
read nowRetailers: Tech is big hurdle in advancing business, driving forward
October 26, 2015
Old cranky point-of-sale systems are a big obstacle in driving the retail business forward, but a new system isn't the silver bullet, retailers acknowledge in…
read nowChina retailer pursues acquisition of world's oldest toy shop
October 23, 2015
Queen mum's favorite toy shop may soon be owned by a China retailer.
read nowHow Walmart teamed up to drive a successful Halloween candy offering
October 23, 2015
Love the pecan pie M&M? You can thank the world's biggest retailer.
read nowStudy: Millennial males are most active online wine shopper
October 22, 2015
What's most surprising is that the top online wine shopper demographic is also the most active brick-and-mortar wine consumer as well.
read nowBusiness owners optimistic on economy but keeping a tight hold on surplus spend
October 16, 2015
Nearly double the number of small business owners are feeling good about the economy than a few years ago.
read nowPoor inventory control equates to shopper disappointment, lost sales for retailers
October 12, 2015
A whopping 81 percent of consumers experienced an "out-of-stock" experience in the past 12 months, resulting in lost sales for retailers and lots of…
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Holiday shoppers not so confident in Black Friday sales, shopping early this year
October 12, 2015
Consumers are holiday shopping earlier than ever and aren’t banking on Black Friday and Cyber Monday for making bulk purchases.
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The retail consumer in 2020: Older, a bit frugal yet mostly optimistic
October 7, 2015
The retail consumer will most likely be female, older, living in a smaller household than today and likely living on their own come 2020.
read nowReport: Small business owners not concerned with competing with national brands
October 6, 2015
The top concerns for merchants are competing small businesses, changing EMV requirements as well as the overall state of the economy and how it will impact…
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