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...
by Mike Duff | Oct 23, 2025 | Retail Articles
Consumers will be more strategic in their thinking this holiday season, weighing broader financial positions into spending decisions. However, they still plan to spend $80 billion online and in-store on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, an increase of about $20 billion...
by Mike Duff | Oct 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
Amazon is ramping up its holiday strategy, announcing the return of its annual beauty event and plans to hire 250,000 seasonal workers ahead of the 2025 shopping season. The company just completed its Prime Big Deal Days promotion and now has scheduled the Amazon...
