by Mike Duff | Feb 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
Two-thirds of consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom are now ready to use AI agents for online shopping, but 69% of early users have immediately abandoned an AI shopping assistant when shown irrelevant product suggestions. Not everything has gone...
by Mike Duff | Feb 5, 2026 | Retail Articles
Store managers are heading into 2026 with measured optimism, balancing expectations for improved performance at their own stores with ongoing concerns about the economy, inflation and labor pressures, according to Levin Management Corp.’s 15th annual Retail Outlook...
by Mike Duff | Jul 23, 2025 | Retail Articles
The 2025 Back-to-School Consumer Survey from ICSC found that 48% of adults in the United States plan to make back-to-school purchases in 2025, a figure consistent with previous years. However, 56% of respondents expressed concern about affording the supplies they...
by Chandler Harvey | May 20, 2025 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
Nearly all respondents to a recent member survey by The International Housewares Association (IHA) indicated tariffs are impacting their businesses, with canceled shipments, prices increases, workforce reductions and alternative sourcing among the cited supplier...
by Mike Duff | Apr 21, 2025 | Retail Articles
More Millennials are heading back to physical stores in 2025, even if online shopping, especially via smartphone, remains a favorite endeavor of the generation. According to the Millennial Shopping Trends Report from CouponFollow, which tracks coupon codes for...
