by Mike Duff | Aug 4, 2025 | Retail Articles
Ikea will have a presence in select Best Buy stores beginning this fall, when the electronics retailer will debut Ikea shops in its stores offering functional and affordable home furnishings, the companies announced. The Best Buy initiative marks the first time Ikea...
by Mike Duff | Oct 25, 2024 | Retail Articles
A survey by cash-back provider Rakuten reveals a disconnect exists between retail marketers and shoppers as they enter the 2024 holiday season. In a survey of retail marketers and shoppers conducted in conjunction with the Harris Poll, 81% of consumers said they do...
by Mike Duff | Apr 23, 2024 | Retail Articles
E-commerce spending in the United States reached $1.3 trillion in 2023, setting an annual record up from $1.09 trillion in the year before, according to the annual Comscore State of Digital Commerce report, even as fourth-quarter spending of $389.2 billion surpassed...
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 | Feb 22, 2023 | Retail Articles
At a time when consumer shopping behavior is being watched closely in the face of economic uncertainty and inflation, the Kearney Consumer Institute has released its first 2023 briefing on gifting titled “Should I Stay or Should I Go? Redefining Trading Down,...
