As summer proceeds, back-to-school shopping serves as a boost for retail foot traffic and sales. But under 2022 conditions of inflation, labor shortages and online initiatives, the annual return-to-class season is bound to have its ups and downs based on consumer...
In the face of ongoing elevated inflation, 38% of back-to-school shoppers are cutting back on other kinds of spending as they get ready for the return to the classroom, according to an annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights...
The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a major reason to shop online for consumers in the United States, according to market research from Pitney Bowes Boxpoll. Pitney Bowes discovered that markdowns on items such as casual apparel, home appliances and furniture will...
Amazon has named Doug Herrington CEO of its Worldwide Amazon Stores business, formerly known as Worldwide Consumer, as it makes an organizational change. The announcement comes just about two weeks after the company revealed that Dave Clark, CEO of Worldwide Consumer...
Inflation is a bigger concern than COVID-19 for Father’s Day shoppers according to a survey conducted by Numerator. In the survey, 61% of consumers said they expected inflation to have an effect on their plans versus 36% who said they expected the pandemic to have an...
