by Mike Duff | Feb 17, 2023 | Retail Articles
Although the Massachusetts Institute of Technology comes in first, the top retailer in the Forbes America’s Best Large Employer study was H-E-B at number five. Among retailers, Trader Joe’s at 16 and Costco Wholesale at 25 come in next. Wegmans at 44 and...
by Mike Duff | Jan 26, 2023 | Retail Articles
In its 2022 Annual Summary, Ikea highlighted the company’s initiatives to address customers in new ways while taking care of people and the planet, even as it reported a small sales gain. Covering the fiscal year from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022, the...
by Mike Duff | Nov 29, 2022 | Retail Articles
Consumer spending on smart home devices grew in 2022, according to a new research report from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, which suggests that developments are favoring adoption. Despite an uncertain economic outlook, consumers will spend more...
by Mike Duff | Jun 22, 2022 | Home + Housewares
According to a Placer.ai study, the home center and home decor channels — home decor in this case including retailers from At Home to Bed Bath & Beyond to The Container Store — aren’t growing the way they did during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but that...
by Mike Duff | Jun 2, 2022 | Retail Articles
In what it describes as the first edition of its Home Goods Market Share Index, market research firm YipitData released a ranked list of the top 30 specialist retailers. The new quarterly index, compiled by YipitData’s retail and e-commerce analysts, tracks...