by Mike Duff | Jul 14, 2026 | Retail Articles
Online shopping is now a weekly habit for two in three households across the United States, up from two in five households in 2019, according to the Numerator State of Commerce: Online & Retail Shopping Trends in 2026 report, which confirms digital gains across...
by Peter Giannetti | Jul 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
Consumers are becoming “far more intentional about when, where and why they make purchases,” Circana’s chief industry advisor Marshal Cohen wrote in a recent blog post in the wake of big June retail promotions. Cohen, noting a snapshot of modest year-over-year gains...
by Mike Duff | Jul 6, 2026 | Retail Articles
Confidence in the back-to-school shopping season is strong, with parents planning to increase their spending by a robust 11.7% to an average of $489 per child, according to JLL’s new 2026 Back-to-School Survey. The report also revealed consumers are shifting toward...
by Mike Duff | Jun 30, 2026 | Retail Articles
Preliminary research results from Numerator indicated that Prime Day 2026 ended with average household spending dropping by 10% from the event in 2025, as shoppers were less focused on hosting Amazon and splurging than on finding bargains on needed items wherever they...
by Mike Duff | Jun 26, 2026 | Retail Articles
Independence Day 2026 will have an even higher profile than usual as America’s 250th anniversary is this year, and the holiday will be broadly observed despite economic uncertainty and the effects of inflation, with 71% of consumers in the United States planning to...
