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“What September’s retail sales mean for the holidays” by Daphne Howland via Retail Dive

by admin | Oct 14, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Holiday, News, Predictions, Retail Strategy

Elenathewise via Getty Images Consumers are spending and shopping early, but inflation is still squeezing their budgets. Retailers have their work cut out for them this season. All year, inflation, plus late-pandemic changes in how people work and play, has skewed...

“How retailers are hiring for the holidays in 2022 – In preparation for demand, some companies are staffing for the season similarly to 2021 while others are reducing their efforts.” by Staff via Retail Dive

by admin | Sep 28, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Holiday, HR, Predictions, Retail History, Retail Strategy

Hiroko Masuike / Stringer via Getty Images The backdrop of this holiday season looks quite different than last year’s. While many consumers have adopted a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy with in-store shopping, inflation has largely hampered the...

“Will Americans get started earlier or later this year on their Christmas shopping?” by Matthew Stern via Retail Wire

by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Debate, Holiday, Predictions, Retail History

A Salesforce survey reported by Practical Ecommerce found that 37 percent of consumers anticipate starting to shop for the holidays early this year. According to that article, customers may shift their Christmas spending from the big seasonal shopping...

“Is 2022 Back-to-School Back to Normal?” by Warren Shoulberg via The Robin Report

by admin | Aug 13, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Predictions, Retail Strategy

It may seem like only yesterday that you heard kids singing, “No more pencils, no more books…” but here we are again deep into the 2022 Back-to-School season for retailers who supply all the stuff students need (and maybe don’t need) for their return to classes. And...

“Skate Leaders Discuss Inventory Glut and State of Market” by John Stouffer via Shop Eat Surf (Executive Edition)

by admin | Aug 10, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Industry, News, Predictions, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Skateboard, Women's Market

By John Stouffer | Published Aug 8, 2022 The skateboard industry is struggling with excess hardgoods inventory that’s affecting manufacturers, distributors, and retailers around the world. We talk to leaders at Arbor, Carver, Element, Eastern Skateboard Supply,...

“Will the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ model overcome economic and regulatory challenges?” by Tom Ryan via Retail Wire

by admin | Aug 8, 2022 | Debate, Point of Sale, Predictions, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

“Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) services, such as Affirm, Afterpay, Clearpay and Klarna, saw explosive adoption as e-commerce upshifted into a higher gear during the pandemic, but are now facing questions over their sustainability against a tide...