by Mike Duff | Feb 10, 2023 | Retail Articles
Two-thirds of Americans plan to spend either the same or more in 2023 as they did in 2022 on retail purchases despite continued inflation and the potential of a recession. But a significant proportion will be deal hunting, and they’ll be doing a lot of it in physical...
by Mike Duff | Feb 2, 2023 | Retail Articles
According to the latest Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management, economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in January for the third consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth. In a poll of supply executives...
by Mike Duff | Jan 20, 2023 | Retail Articles
Home décor and furniture retailer Ballard Designs has announced its fourth Texas store opening as it debuted an 11,500-square-foot space in Austin. The Qurate Retail Group banner and operator of ballarddesigns.com now has 18 retail locations across the United States....
by Mike Duff | Jan 19, 2023 | Home Storage & Organization, Retail Articles
Although it has said it would move away from private labels in its namesake business, Bed Bath & Beyond announced its buybuy BABY banner has launched its second exclusive brand, Ever & Ever, featuring apparel, bedding, furniture, storage products and decor...
by Mike Duff | Jan 11, 2023 | Retail Articles
In the 2022 holiday season, which includes the first two months of the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, Kirkland’s comparable sales fell 5.5% versus the same period a year earlier, the company announced. Comps were flat in November 2022 but slipped 11% in...