by Mike Duff | May 18, 2026 | Retail Articles
Numerator’s 2026 second-quarter holiday preview indicates most consumers celebrating Memorial Day planned to do so at home, with 65% planning a barbecue. Other top choices when it comes to Memorial Day festivities, according to the market researcher, include...
by Mike Duff | Apr 20, 2026 | Retail Articles
Walmart remains atop the National Retail Federation Top 50 Global Retailers ranking, well ahead in revenue of second-ranked Amazon. Still, the Top 2026 50 Global Retailers ranking, as developed by NRF and business services provider Kantar, are not rated by revenue...
by Mike Duff | Feb 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
Aldi plans to open more than 225 new stores through 2025 in the next phase of its five-year U.S. growth strategy. The company also plans to sell 170 of Winn Dixie and Harverys Supermarket stores. Aldi acquired Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket in 2023 in a deal with...
by Mike Duff | Jan 27, 2025 | Retail Articles
Foot traffic at retail, as assessed in the white paper by store visit researcher Placer.ai, was up at many major chains in the fourth quarter of 2024, but some exceptions crept into the mix. As such, according to Placer.ai, overall fourth quarter 2024 retail store...
by Mike Duff | Aug 7, 2024 | Retail Articles
Market researcher Numerator, in its updated Private Label Trends Tracker, reported almost all households in the United States purchased private-label products in the home and garden, grocery, health and beauty and household categories during the past 12 months....