Shopping center organization ICSC reported 207 million people, or about 79% of all adults in the United States, shopped during the five-day period ending on Cyber Monday of this year, four points higher than 2023 totals more the same period. In a similar result year...
Retail CFOs have a positive outlook for the year ahead, according to a study by business services provider BDO, but are cautious as revenue expectations decrease while profitability expectations increase. So, to boost profitability at a time when consumers who might...
Consumer desire to hunker-down-in-style might have cooled the past year or so, but there is plenty of demand for home items that capture the spirit of the upbeat, social events longed for during the pandemic lockdown. The annual 2023 Global Licensing Industry Study...
In its second annual peak season survey, Ware2Go, a UPS company, found that 73% of small and mid-sized merchants expect higher holiday sales compared to previous years. Ware2Go’s 2023 Peak Season Prep report indicates that merchants are not leaving anything to chance...
Celigo, a cloud-based platform that integrates applications for client companies, sponsored a holiday survey demonstrating that consumers anticipate a better holiday 2023 shopping experience compared to previous years and are leaning toward online gift shopping, but...
