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Retail Monitor: January Sales Dip from December but Rise Year-Over-Year

Retail Monitor: January Sales Dip from December but Rise Year-Over-Year

by Mike Duff | Feb 11, 2025 | Retail Articles

As expected, consumers spent less money in January than during the busy holiday month before. Still, the National Retail Federation announced that retail sales gained year-over-year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles...
Circana: Consumer Spending Caution Returns After Late Holiday Surge

Circana: Consumer Spending Caution Returns After Late Holiday Surge

by Peter Giannetti | Jan 27, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles

After demonstrating strong holiday 2024 spending, U.S. consumers returned to cautious spending behavior as 2025 began and new distractions emerged, according to market analytics company Circana. In the combined five weeks ending January 4, 2025, there was a 9%...
Placer.ai: Store Visits Fell Flat in Q4 with Some Exceptions

Placer.ai: Store Visits Fell Flat in Q4 with Some Exceptions

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...
Retail Monitor: Shift in Key Shopping Days Boosts December Sales

Retail Monitor: Shift in Key Shopping Days Boosts December Sales

by Mike Duff | Jan 13, 2025 | Retail Articles

Retail sales made gains in December, boosted in part by two busy Thanksgiving weekend holiday shopping days falling during the final month of the year, the National Retail Federation announced. The CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor report for December 2024 had total retail...
Consumers Chasing Deals, Large Purchases in Post-Holiday Shopping

Consumers Chasing Deals, Large Purchases in Post-Holiday Shopping

by Mike Duff | Jan 3, 2025 | Retail Articles

​In a CouponCabin-sponsored survey, 77% of consumers said they could find better deals after the holidays than during them, and 51% said they plan to take advantage of such deals to make large purchases. In post-holiday purchasing, the coupon and cash-back site...
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