by Mike Duff | Aug 22, 2022 | Retail Articles
The COVID-19 pandemic gave wholesale clubs Costco Wholesale Corp., BJ’s Wholesale Club and Sam’s Club a lift and strength carried throughout 2021, according to traffic tracker Placer.ai, but even if early 2022 data suggests that the retail channel is undergoing a mild...
by Mike Duff | Jul 28, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
As summer proceeds, back-to-school shopping serves as a boost for retail foot traffic and sales. But under 2022 conditions of inflation, labor shortages and online initiatives, the annual return-to-class season is bound to have its ups and downs based on consumer...
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 | Apr 14, 2022 | Retail Articles
As the retail world tries to settle down into a post-pandemic world, not that COVID-19 is cooperating with the newest Omicron variant prompting reconsideration of masking rules in some places, a number of retailers saw major gains in first quarter foot traffic,...