Four Trends That Will Shape Retail In 2023

With cost of living on everyone’s minds, how will retail hit the balance between needing to deliver … [+] great value to the customer while preserving operational profit? Getty Images Afte...

Following The Shopper For 30 Years: 7 Life Lessons

Photo by: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Universal Images Group via Getty Images If retailers think customers engagement was easier back in 1992, it’s because they didn’t know ...

Walmart and Target Miss Quarterly Earnings Estimates, Dramatically

Quarterly quandary: Long on sales, short on profits Getty Images These are “Strange days indeed,” to quote John Lennon. Inflation rates are at a 40-year high yet based on the most recent April spendin...

The Costco Love Affair Continues, And It Is Making Walmart Blush

Even with our staggering inflation rate that has caused consumer belt tightening, Costco’s numbers … [+] remain stellar. But love does not come cheap, and the cost of membership is expected to g...

4 Minutes Or Less – What Do Customers Expect During Online Check-Out?

As the competition for e-commerce sales continues to heat up, focusing on converting the customer … [+] quickly is becoming increasingly important. getty Shopping online offers an ease and conve...

Costco Will Spend $4 Billion In 2022

Flush with cash and little debt, Costco plans on opening 28 new warehouse stores in 2022. Getty Images Costco continues to be on a roll, and like its select, best-in-category competitors, weathered th...

Target Holiday Traffic Increases Surpassed Walmart and Best Buy

Target showed increased holiday traffic counts compared to 2019 in the final countdown to Christmas, … [+] beating both Walmart and Best Buy which were both in negative territory. Getty Images W...