by Mike Duff | Jan 12, 2026 | Retail Articles
A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, conducted in collaboration with the National Retail Federation, suggests generative AI is reshaping the first steps in consumer shopping journeys as hyper-personalized suggestions, curated presentations and...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
The outlook for January import volume at major container ports in the United States shows the first increase in six months, but it also indicates that goods movement will remain down year over year until spring, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by...
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
A record-breaking 158.9 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas 2025, according to an annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics. The figure surpasses 157.2 million consumers who were...
by Mike Duff | Dec 12, 2025 | Retail Articles
Core retail sales slipped slightly month-to-month in November as Cyber Monday slid into December this year, but sales advanced year-over-year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding...
