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“December retail sales were strong, no matter what the clickbait headlines said” by Steve Dennis via Retail Wire

by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | News, Resources, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Statistics

Photo: RetailWire Through a special arrangement, presented here for discussion, is a summary of  Steve Dennis’ recent Forbes article. Steve is President & Founder of SageBerry Consulting and a senior Forbes Contributor. He is the author of Remarkable Retail: How...

“Will 2022 be the Year of the Dark Horse in Retail?” by Arick Wierson via The Robin Report

by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Predictions, Resources, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Social Commerce, Social Media, Statistics

My father grew up on a farm in central Iowa in the 1930s and 40s, and although life in the post-Depression heartland was pretty harsh, among his fondest memories from his childhood are those of his many horses, each one of them different shades of black. As a...

“How to Improve Talent Retention This Holiday Season” by Dr. Natalie Baumgartner via Total Retail

by admin | Dec 5, 2021 | HR, Retail Strategy, Statistics

Credit: iStock.com by Drazen Retail workers are leaving their jobs at a record pace, with 721,000 workers quitting in August alone, maintaining an industry high for employee turnover since April. What’s more, employers in the retail space that were already...

“Concerns over omicron could shift spending away from experiences, retail trade group says” by Melissa Repko via CNBC

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Corona Virus, Holiday, News, Statistics

A person with a hand full of shopping bags walks by as Black Friday sales begin at The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass in Simpsonville, Kentucky, November 26, 2021.Jon Cherry | Reuters KEY POINTS National Retail Federation CEO Matt Shay said Tuesday that the new...

“ICSC: 86% of consumers will shop over Thanksgiving weekend” by Tatiana Walk-Morris via Retail Dive

by admin | Nov 22, 2021 | Holiday, Statistics

image by Libby Penner Dive Brief: As shoppers prepare for the busiest shopping weekend of the year, a new report from ICSC predicts that consumers will spend $491 on average between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, bringing in a total of over $108 billion for the...

“TikTok usage surpassed Instagram this year among kids aged 12 to 17, Forrester survey says” by Salvador Rodriguez via CNBC

by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Social Commerce, Social Media, Statistics

Adam Mosseri speaks onstage at the WIRED25 Summit 2019 – Day 1 at Commonwealth Club on November 08, 2019 in San Francisco, California.Matt Winkelmeyer | Getty Images KEY POINTS More Americans between the ages of 12 and 17 are using TikTok than Instagram on a...