by Mike Duff | Dec 14, 2021 | Retail Articles
Looking ahead to 2022, the Institute for Supply Management forecasts that economic improvement in the United States will continue for both the manufacturing and services sector. Based on a December survey of purchasing and supply management executives, the December...
by Mike Duff | Dec 7, 2021 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector grew in November for the 18th month in a row, with the Services PMI setting a record for the fifth time in 2021 and retail gaining. Polled by the Institute for Supply Management, purchasing and supply executives in the United...
by Peter Giannetti | Nov 22, 2021 | HomePage Views
When retailers and malls started opening on Thanksgiving a few years ago, I wrote that despite some blowback, consumers would determine whether the trend would last. While consumers generally voted favorably enough with their feet and wallets to lend some merit to the...
by Mike Duff | Nov 19, 2021 | Retail Articles
Ace Hardware Corp. set a revenue and an earnings record in the third quarter. The cooperative posted a record net income of $99.3 million for the quarter, up to $600,000 from the year-before period, according to Ace. Retail comparable sales in the United States...
by Mike Duff | Oct 5, 2021 | Retail Articles
Even with all the macro pressures in the marketplace, including COVID-19 and labor shortages, retailers remain optimistic even for what they recognize will be a bumpy 2021 holiday shopping season. A survey of retail managers and executives commissioned by the Ultimate...
