by Mike Duff | Jul 30, 2026 | Retail Articles
Shoppers became a bit more optimistic in June after sentiments reached a three-year low in May, according to a Numerator Consumer Sentiment Tracker report, The Consumer Confidence Score rose to 54.6, up 0.5 points month over month, with 50 being the breakeven between...
by Mike Duff | Jul 29, 2026 | Retail Articles
A survey from Alchemer, a developer of customer experience and intelligence technology, indicated that more consumers plan to shop in person at brick-and-mortar stores this year than online, as they cope with economic pressures and navigate a retail landscape...
by Mike Duff | Jul 29, 2026 | Retail Articles
Ikea U.S. plans to open a new small-format namesake store in the Cleveland suburb of Westlake, OH, during the spring of 2027. The 80,000-square-foot store will be the company’s third location in Ohio. Shoppers can browse more than 5,400 products at the store, Ikea...
by Mike Duff | Jul 29, 2026 | Retail Articles
Nordstrom Rack has posted a schedule of 25 locations that the off-price division of the department store operator is set to open this year. The 2026 expansion announcement comes as Nordstrom reported plans to debut a Rack store in Victor, NY, near Rochester, in the...
by Mike Duff | Jul 28, 2026 | Retail Articles
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the United States slipped 0.2% in June 2026 to 99.1 following a 0.1% increase in May. The LEI is down by only 0.3% over the first half of 2026, the Conference Board pointed out, a much smaller rate of decline than...
