by Mike Duff | Jan 27, 2025 | Retail Articles
Foot traffic at retail, as assessed in the white paper by store visit researcher Placer.ai, was up at many major chains in the fourth quarter of 2024, but some exceptions crept into the mix. As such, according to Placer.ai, overall fourth quarter 2024 retail store...
by Mike Duff | Jan 24, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to instruct federal agencies to investigate national trade policies. David French, NRF executive vice president of government relations, said, “We are pleased with President Trump’s thoughtful...
by Mike Duff | Jan 24, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retail will delve deeper into a more personalized digitized future in 2025, according to the 2025 U.S. Retail Industry Outlook from Deloitte. Deloitte expects a shift from a supply-driven model based on matching goods and mass market movements to a data-driven...
by Mike Duff | Jan 23, 2025 | Retail Articles
Amazon, Costco and UPS have the best corporate reputation among the biggest listed companies in the United States in 2024, just ahead of well-respected brands such as FedEx and Lowe’s, according to Caliber, a stakeholder intelligence company. Retailers dominated the...
by Mike Duff | Jan 23, 2025 | Retail Articles
Coresight Research has issued its predictions for 2025 store openings and closures by sector in the United States, with store closures up to about 15,000 and store openings steady at 5,800. Closures announced late in 2024 and early in 2025 by Party City, Big Lots,...
