by Mike Duff | Jan 13, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to the Salesforce 2021 Holiday Shopping Report, consumers spent $1.14 trillion online globally and $257 billion in the United States in 2021, compared to $1.1 trillion and $236 billion respectively in 2020, according to Salesforce. In its report, Salesforce...
by Mike Duff | Jan 13, 2022 | Retail Articles
To advance its home delivery agenda, The Kroger Co. is expanding a collaboration by testing Nuro’s third-generation all-electric autonomous delivery vehicle. Kroger and Nuro announced in 2018 that they had commenced a partnership to deliver fresh groceries with...
by Mike Duff | Jan 12, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retail is changing and a range of market research indicates that its direction is to give consumers more choice. According to the Adobe Digital Economy Index, online spending in the United States grew 8.6% in the November 1 to December 31 period to an all-time high of...
by Mike Duff | Jan 12, 2022 | Retail Articles
In moves to boost its digital operation, JCPenney announced that it has appointed Sharmeelee Bala to the post of chief information officer and Katie Mullen to the post of chief digital and transformation officer. Bala assumes responsibility for the information...
by Mike Duff | Jan 11, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Market research firm and traffic tracker Placer.ai has identified eight retail trends to watch in the year ahead. In a market fundamentally reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers need to understand the value of both digital and physical operations to advance,...
