by Mike Duff | Jun 9, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to the Institute for Supply Management, economic activity in the services sector grew in May for the 24th month in a row with the Services Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 55.9%, above the 50% gain/decline line. Retail, however, didn’t fare...
by Mike Duff | Apr 15, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retail sales grew in March, according to the National Retail Federation, even as inflation and other macroeconomic and political events weighed on consumers. Based on just-released United States Census Bureau figures, NRF stated that overall retail sales in March...
by Chandler Harvey | Apr 12, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Housewares retailers and suppliers should reconsider the use of market research as a fundamental part of their business and make efforts to better understand where critical information resides and review it regularly. Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf, the founder of Project...
by Mike Duff | Apr 7, 2022 | Home + Housewares, Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector grew in March for the 22nd month in a row and came in improved over February, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The Services Purchasing Managers Index index registered 58.3%, a panel of purchasing and supply...
by Mike Duff | Mar 21, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retail sales showed a strong year-over-year gain in February, but the monthly pace slowed after January as inflation drove up prices and lingering effects of COVID-19 omicron hit the supply chain, according to the National Retail Federation. United States Census...