According to ICSC’s shopping forecast, retail sales should grow 3% to 3.5% during the holidays, even as the organization’s shopping intention study predicts that more consumers will be out shopping this season. The shopping forecast from the former International...
According to ICSC’s 2024 Back-to-School Consumer Survey, 54% of shoppers in the United States expect to purchase most back-to-school items in physical stores and 46% say that browsing and shopping in-store has the most influence on what products they buy. Despite an...
In the report, The Halo Effect III: Where the Halo Shines, which quantified the impact of opening or closing physical stores on digital sales and retailers’ overall performance, ICSC stated that online sales increased following the opening of a store and decreased...
Shopping center association, ICSC, reported the Thanksgiving weekend period saw robust consumer traffic despite earlier promotional events leading up to the traditional beginning of the holiday shopping season. Over the five-day period, the former International...
Generation Z continues its emergence as a primary consumer segment, and, as the group approaches the holidays, it is demonstrating some distinct preferences that can translate to opportunity. Although sources differ slightly, Gen Z consumers range from 11 to 26 today....
