by Mike Duff | Feb 26, 2025 | Retail Articles
Looking at traffic trends at some of the biggest retailers in the United States, Placer.ai noted that superstores and warehouse clubs saw more foot traffic in early 2025. In 2024, warehouse clubs outperformed superstores, with Costco Wholesale Club, BJ’s Warehouse...
by Mike Duff | Feb 20, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Walmart reported stronger general merchandise sales as an important factor in the company’s fourth-quarter financial gains. Walmart corporate net income was $5.25 billion, or 65 cents per diluted share, versus $5.49 billion, or 68 cents per diluted share, in the...
by Mike Duff | Jan 28, 2025 | Retail Articles
Overall customer satisfaction with the retail sector, despite uneven gains in 2024, inched up 0.4 points to a score of 78.3 out of 100, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index Retail and Consumer Shipping Study 2025. Some retailers have found recent...
by Chandler Harvey | Dec 20, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail took some surprising twists in 2024, as the view forward from 2023 didn’t reveal how the way forward would have so many twists and turns. Of course, some developments fell into old patterns and some weaker retailers fell by the wayside. Meanwhile, an...
by Mike Duff | Nov 19, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Walmart reported sales of general merchandise, including home products, propelled a strong third quarter and market share gains for the company, which topped Wall Street sales and earnings estimates for the quarter. Walmart net earnings were $4.58 billion, or 57 cents...
