The COVID-19 pandemic gave wholesale clubs Costco Wholesale Corp., BJ’s Wholesale Club and Sam’s Club a lift and strength carried throughout 2021, according to traffic tracker Placer.ai, but even if early 2022 data suggests that the retail channel is undergoing a mild...
Despite two consecutive quarters of decline, the United States economy doesn’t appear to be in a recession and remains unlikely to enter one this year, NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz stated. He commented in the August issue of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review, which...
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...
Instacart has announced an update on its subscription service previously called Instacart Express and given the new name Instacart+. The updated service provides new family shopping features in addition to household free delivery on orders over $35, 5% credit back on...
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...
