by Mike Duff | Feb 4, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to Placer.ai’s Superstores Quarterly Index for Fourth Quarter 2021 consumer visits to superstores were up 6.8% in the period year over year, up 10.9% compared to the 2020 quarter, and up 5.7% compared to the 2019 period. The COVID-19 pandemic may even have...
by Mike Duff | Feb 3, 2022 | Retail Articles
For the fiscal month of January, Costco continued to post strong comparable store sales gains generally and in the nonfoods category. January comparable sales excluding the effects of gasoline prices and foreign exchange volatility increased 10.8% year over year with...
by Mike Duff | Feb 2, 2022 | Retail Articles
The number one spot in the Forbes Halo 100 list of brands consumers love belongs to Costco. Costco beat out In-N-Out Burger and Chick-fil-A to head up the top three. The just-published Halo 100 list is the inaugural edition and highlights excellence in delivering...
by Mike Duff | Jan 12, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retail is changing and a range of market research indicates that its direction is to give consumers more choice. According to the Adobe Digital Economy Index, online spending in the United States grew 8.6% in the November 1 to December 31 period to an all-time high of...
by Mike Duff | Jan 6, 2022 | Retail Articles
Costco Wholesale Corp. rolled on through its five-week fiscal December when it generated double-digit comparable store sales results. Company comparable sales, excluding fuel and foreign exchange rate volatility, gained 11.5% in the period year over year, with comps...
