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Inflation climbs higher than expected in June as price index rises...
Inflation surged in June at its fastest pace in nearly 13 years amid a burst in used vehicle costs and price increases in food...
Despite online growth, stores will still account for three-fourths of retail...
E-commerce in the U.S. grew 30% in 2020, its fastest growth rate since 2002, according to an emailed report from Forrester. Yet, the research...
Back-to-school shopping could reach nearly $33B: Deloitte
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Despite an unpredictable back-to-school environment, overall back-to-school spending is expected to increase by 16% year-over-year to $32.5 billion for K-12 students, according to...
Lego bets big on IRL experiences with new flagship store
The closest thing to a live-action Lego movie might just be on a New York City block.
Lego’s new NYC flagship, a project that was...
Kroger To Hire 10,000 Workers Across Its Grocery Brands
Kroger announced Monday that it will hold a hiring event on Thursday to fill 10,000 jobs across its businesses.
The event will offer virtual and...
7 Steps To Escape Your Business Slump And Prepare For The...
It’s been a tough year for many small product businesses. First they had to pivot to selling online only when the pandemic first hit,...
Facebook announces new tools to make it easier for businesses and...
Facebook on Wednesday announced a number of new developer tools, including several messaging features for businesses, at its virtual F8 software developer conference.
The event...
To Survive COVID, Retailers Need To Embrace Creative Destruction
“Excess Stores Trigger Shakeout In Overbuilt U.S. Retail Industry.”
There’s a headline that won’t shock anyone who hasn’t been living in a shack in a...
Staples Offers $1 Billion for ODP’s Consumer Unit in New Bid
Staples made a $1 billion offer to buy rival Office Depot’s consumer business, the latest in its multiyear attempt to consolidate the office-products space.
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Coach owner Tapestry sales in North America return to pre-pandemic levels,...
Coach owner Tapestry said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter sales in North America returned to pre-pandemic levels, as demand for luxury goods rebounds from...
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Pandemic’s end will bring big change to retail, claims retail strategist
As the U.S. pandemic restrictions continue to lift and consumers return to pre-COVD-19 behavior, there will be big implications for the retail industry.
That's the...
Learn from China and Adapt-Post Pandemic Era Series 4
We live in unusual times and nobody can predict how the Post-Pandemic era is going to pan out. We are lucky in some ways...
Retail sales up 4.8% in February: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA -- Canadian retail sales climbed in February, boosted by sales at new car dealerships, gas stations and clothing stores, but economists cautioned the...
Grocery Retailers Should Consolidate Their Offering
Covid 19 Pandemic has presented Grocery Retailers an opportunity it never had, brands want to come under the grocery umbrella as consumers do not...
Increasing consumer desire for convenience by driving need to enhance shelf performance
Today’s consumer is digitally connected with access to a world of information that’s right at their fingertips. And, with a wide range of avenues...
