by Mike Duff | Dec 14, 2023 | Retail Articles
In the report, The Halo Effect III: Where the Halo Shines, which quantified the impact of opening or closing physical stores on digital sales and retailers’ overall performance, ICSC stated that online sales increased following the opening of a store and decreased...
by Mike Duff | Dec 6, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Shopping center association, ICSC, reported the Thanksgiving weekend period saw robust consumer traffic despite earlier promotional events leading up to the traditional beginning of the holiday shopping season. Over the five-day period, the former International...
by Chandler Harvey | Nov 16, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Generation Z continues its emergence as a primary consumer segment, and, as the group approaches the holidays, it is demonstrating some distinct preferences that can translate to opportunity. Although sources differ slightly, Gen Z consumers range from 11 to 26 today....
by Mike Duff | Oct 23, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Despite a shaky economy, the International Council of Shopping Centers anticipates 3.8% higher sales this holiday season versus 2022. In the survey that forms the forecast foundation, 90% of consumers said they planned to shop for the holidays this year. Eight-in-10...
by Mike Duff | Jun 7, 2023 | Retail Articles
The Rise of the Gen Z Consumer, a study published by shopping center organization ICSC examining the shopping habits, behaviors and factors that most influence how the emerging generation of consumers interacts with retailers, marketplaces, industry and the economy,...