by Mike Duff | May 16, 2025 | Retail Articles
Target Corp. is rolling out 10,000 new items for the summer months, including thousands of exclusives, in stores and online starting immediately and continuing through August. The new products start at $1, with thousands under $20, in a launch that will continue...
by Mike Duff | Nov 12, 2024 | Retail Articles
Although earnings and comps declined, Home Depot still managed to beat a Wall Street estimate in the third quarter. Net earnings were $3.65 billion, or $3.67 per diluted share, versus $3.81 billion, or $3.81 per diluted share, in the year-previous quarter. Adjusted...
by Mike Duff | Oct 2, 2024 | Retail Articles
JCPenney is on a hiring spree that includes new executives in marketing, brand, trend and design, as well as holiday employees. In a LinkedIn Post, JCPenney welcomed Marisa Thalberg (pictured left) as consulting chief marketing officer. Her experiences include three...
by Mike Duff | Nov 7, 2023 | Retail Articles
Inflation continues to influence holiday shoppers who are budgeting higher for gifts and other seasonal purchases this year, according to a RetailMeNot survey. Shoppers are budgeting for $932 in spending versus $725 in 2022. The major effect of inflation is a...
by Mike Duff | Oct 19, 2023 | Retail Articles
The holiday season is coming up fast, and according to a National Retail Federation consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, consumers expect to spend $875 on average on gifts, decorations, food and other seasonal items, up about $42, or 5%, from...