by Mike Duff | Aug 22, 2022 | Retail Articles
The COVID-19 pandemic gave wholesale clubs Costco Wholesale Corp., BJ’s Wholesale Club and Sam’s Club a lift and strength carried throughout 2021, according to traffic tracker Placer.ai, but even if early 2022 data suggests that the retail channel is undergoing a mild...
by Mike Duff | Jun 28, 2022 | Retail Articles
The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a major reason to shop online for consumers in the United States, according to market research from Pitney Bowes Boxpoll. Pitney Bowes discovered that markdowns on items such as casual apparel, home appliances and furniture will...
by Mike Duff | Jun 22, 2022 | Retail Articles
Amazon has named Doug Herrington CEO of its Worldwide Amazon Stores business, formerly known as Worldwide Consumer, as it makes an organizational change. The announcement comes just about two weeks after the company revealed that Dave Clark, CEO of Worldwide Consumer...
by Mike Duff | Jun 13, 2022 | Retail Articles
Inflation is a bigger concern than COVID-19 for Father’s Day shoppers according to a survey conducted by Numerator. In the survey, 61% of consumers said they expected inflation to have an effect on their plans versus 36% who said they expected the pandemic to have an...
by Mike Duff | Jun 9, 2022 | Retail Articles
As storerunners work to meet steady consumer demand and protect themselves against potential West Coast port disruptions, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should see near-record volume again this month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker...
