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Prime Big Deal Days Shoppers Focus on Affordable Home, Personal Items

Prime Big Deal Days Shoppers Focus on Affordable Home, Personal Items

by Mike Duff | Oct 9, 2025 | Retail Articles

A preliminary look at Prime Big Deal Days 2025 suggests consumers prioritized lower-priced home goods, according to Numerator. Average spending per order was $45.42, with 44% of orders under $20 and 90% under $100, underscoring shoppers’ continued focus on value. In...
Sam’s Club Advances Retail with Customer-Centric Technology

Sam’s Club Advances Retail with Customer-Centric Technology

by Mike Duff | Jan 27, 2025 | Retail Articles

Walmart has opened an upgraded Sam’s Club store in Grapevine, TX, as a new standard for what the warehouse club chain can be: a place where human-centered design and technology meet convenience and discovery. The combination, according to Walmart, provides a...
Store Traffic Metrics Hint at Upcoming Retail Financial Results

Store Traffic Metrics Hint at Upcoming Retail Financial Results

by Mike Duff | May 13, 2024 | Retail Articles

A range of retailers are preparing to release financial numbers during the next couple of weeks, and Placer.ai has compiled a list of their recent shopper traffic metrics that could provide a glimpse into the forthcoming results. The Placer.ai traffic tracker has...
Costco, Macy’s Lead General Merchandise Retailers in Customer Satisfaction Index

Costco, Macy’s Lead General Merchandise Retailers in Customer Satisfaction Index

by Mike Duff | Feb 23, 2024 | Retail Articles

Warehouse clubs dominated the American Customer Satisfaction Index among general merchandise retailers, but Macy’s and Target were also among the leaders. Costco and Macy’s led all others with a satisfaction score of 82 with Target and Sam’s Club just behind at...
Placer.ai: Warehouse Clubs Stay Strong with Demographics Helping Sam’s

Placer.ai: Warehouse Clubs Stay Strong with Demographics Helping Sam’s

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...
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