by Mike Duff | Jul 26, 2023 | Retail Articles
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Rent-A-Center has launched a 50-day campaign aimed to engage and energize coworkers, celebrate customers and invite consumers who haven’t done so to experience the rent-to-own industry. The company announced that the...
by Mike Duff | Mar 30, 2023 | Retail Articles
Amid economic uncertainty, luxury home merchandise retailer Restoration Hardware had a difficult fourth quarter with earnings and revenues coming in well short of expectations. For the quarter, RH posted net income of $106.9 million, or $4.21 per diluted share, versus...
by Mike Duff | Mar 23, 2023 | Retail Articles
Bloomingdale’s has promoted Denise Magid to the newly created role of Bloomingdale’s chief merchandising officer. Magid’s job entails driving the strategic direction and performance of all Bloomingdale’s merchandising initiatives as she...
by Mike Duff | Feb 22, 2023 | Retail Articles
At a time when consumer shopping behavior is being watched closely in the face of economic uncertainty and inflation, the Kearney Consumer Institute has released its first 2023 briefing on gifting titled “Should I Stay or Should I Go? Redefining Trading Down,...
by Mike Duff | Feb 20, 2023 | Retail Articles
Consumers have adjusted their spending behavior in the face of inflation and economic uncertainty worldwide, according to business services firm PWC, with 53% of global consumers “holding back” on non-essential spending. At the same time, PWC, formerly...