by Chandler Harvey | Dec 19, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Gift cards are evolving into an entire class of payment. This will help change how consumers not only purchase goods and services but even how they handle what is, in essence, a form of money that is more closely tied to actual purchasing and, so, can provide...
by Mike Duff | Dec 15, 2025 | Retail Articles
Most U.S. consumers plan to celebrate Christmas this year, with holiday spending expectations largely steady, though a sizable share expect to pull back, according to Numerator’s 2025 Q4 Holiday Preview study. As the holiday approaches, 54% of polled consumers said...
by Mike Duff | Nov 21, 2025 | Retail Articles
Ross Stores posted better-than-expected third-quarter results, with homewares a little soft but improving. Net earnings were $511.9 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, versus $488.8 million, or $1.48 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter, the company...
by Peter Giannetti | Nov 6, 2025 | Retail Articles
A consumer survey by market analytics company Circana indicates that the 2025 holiday shopping season could lead to earlier retail sales growth compared to last year. According to Circana’s annual holiday purchase intentions consumer survey, 44% of respondents...
by Mike Duff | Oct 24, 2025 | Retail Articles
Holiday shoppers at Nordstrom will encounter a festive environment where value is essential, as each location will offer gift shops featuring 1,000 gifts, with 90% priced under $100 and 60% under $50. A Nordstrom lookbook illustrating the range of gift items it has...