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“New Retail: How the “Store” Will Undergo Transformation” by Sanford Stein via The Robin Report

by admin | Dec 25, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Industry, Predictions, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

For the vast majority of the 20th century, retailing had been largely transactional. The store was the place where the goods were seen, sold, and stored (hence the term). With the advent of ecommerce that definition became questioned, and the change-averse retail...

“Is Retail In Recession – Or Are We Coming Out Of It?” by Walter Loeb via Forbes Magazine

by admin | Dec 21, 2022 | News, Predictions, Retail Economy, Statistics

Road sign with the words “Recession next exit” featured.GETTY The New York TimesNYT +0.8% published on Friday that retail sales fell in November despite Black Friday deals. That means that we are in a real slowdown of sales at this time. Despite...

“NRF expects nearly 160M holiday shoppers to turn out for Super Saturday” by Daphne Howland via Retail Dive

by admin | Dec 15, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Holiday, Predictions, Retail Strategy, Statistics

More holiday shoppers than ever this year are giving experiences like concert tickets as gifts, the NRF found. “Misterwives – The Scrapbook Tour / Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion” by Kristopher Perez is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Dive Brief:...

“The sky won’t fall, and other retail predictions for 2023” by Lee Peterson via Retail Wire

by admin | Dec 7, 2022 | Debate, Predictions, Retail Economy

This is the first in a series of articles from members of Retail Wire’s Brain Trust panel speculating on coming retail trends and developments for 2023. The year 2023 is going to be better at retail than expected (that doesn’t mean great, btw) especially for those...

“Retailers find inflation is often about location, location, location” by Brian Delp via Retail Wire

by admin | Dec 2, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, Debate, Predictions, Retail Economy

Inflation is a top concern for both businesses and consumers currently, and rightfully so as the U.S. trend continues to remain high. The most recent Consumer Price Index national average for October was 7.7 percent, down from the high of 9.1 percent in...

“In-Store Visits, Online Shopping Saw Increases Over Thanksgiving Weekend” by Melissa Campanelli via Total Retail

by admin | Nov 29, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Data Driven Performance, E-Commerce, Holiday, News, Predictions, Statistics

Credit: Getty Images by Jordi Salas Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion online shopping during Black Friday this year, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks sales on retailers’ websites. Overall, online Black Friday sales were up 2.3 percent...