by Mike Duff | Sep 3, 2025 | Retail Articles
U.S. consumer sentiment eased from an early August peak but remained positive at 11.5%, while economic sentiment climbed to a 2025 high of 2.5% after spending most of the year in negative territory, Coresight Research reported in the latest U.S. Consumer Survey...
by Mike Duff | Aug 26, 2025 | Retail Articles
Walmart is updating its Realms augmented reality operations in support of a recently launched direct-to-consumer initiative. In a post on LinkedIn, Justin Breton, Walmart’s head of brand partnerships and emerging experiences, noted Walmart Realm launched about a year...
by Mike Duff | Aug 21, 2025 | Retail Articles
In the second quarter, Walmart missed a Wall Street earnings estimate but beat on revenues as the company continued to work on minimizing price increases arising from tariff-related costs that will become a bigger factor in the second half of the year as duties weigh...
by Mike Duff | Aug 12, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose in July with core goods, including general merchandise items, surpassing the overall CPI number as new market research indicated people across the United States are beginning to feel the impact of tariffs. A survey commissioned by...
by Mike Duff | Jul 30, 2025 | Retail Articles
Walmart is getting a head start on the FIFA World Cup buzz, striking a multi-year official partnership with Major League Soccer and the Leagues Cup ahead of the tournament’s return to North America next year. Major League Soccer is the largest soccer confederation...
