by Mike Duff | Oct 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days promotion this week approached the popularity of the June Prime Day promotion, though household spending was lower than during the early-summer sales event, according to Numerator. The market researcher reported that household spending on...
by Mike Duff | Oct 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
Import volumes at major container ports in the United States are finally beginning to slow after persistently high levels over the summer, according to a Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. U.S. ports covered by...
by Mike Duff | Oct 8, 2026 | Home + Housewares
Helen of Troy recorded second-quarter earnings that beat a Wall Street estimate with a strong contribution from the company’s Home & Outdoor business. Net income was $4.6 million, or 19 cents per diluted share, versus a net loss of $308.6 million, or $13.44...
by Mike Duff | Oct 8, 2026 | Retail Articles
As Wayfair’s brick-and-mortar expansion escalates, Cherry Hill, NJ, an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, is set to get a Wayfair superstore in 2028. The 86,000-square-foot, single-level location is set for a late 2028 opening, Wayfair stated. It will be the...
by Mike Duff | Oct 8, 2026 | Retail Articles
Although fuel prices and inflation are pressuring consumers, retail sales, excluding automobile dealers and gasoline stations, rose in September to $560.8 billion, up 0.28% month over month and 4.05% year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. The...
