December’s dawn brings with it a flurry of retail spending. Gift giving is top of mind, to be sure, but consumers are also treating themselves...
America’s biggest retailers kicked off the holiday shopping season with record spending. However, the actual number of people shopping during the Thanksgiving-to-Cyber-Monday stretch declined slightly...
Recent research shows that President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff proposals could cost American consumers. A report earlier this month from the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed...
For American retailers, Halloween 2024 could end up being more trick than treat. As Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Oct. 12), Halloween consumption is expected to...
The Supreme Court handed a victory to retailers battling debit card “swipe fees.” The high court’s 6-3 ruling Monday (July 1) sided with the plaintiffs...
Target will reportedly lower the threshold at which store staff can attempt to stop nonviolent theft. In a new guideline expected to be implemented this...
As Father’s Day approaches, retailers are seizing on different paternal stereotypes to drive engagement and sales, from dad jokes to “dadcore” style to that tangle...
Consumer spending is beginning to show signs of recovery going into the summer, but major retailers are not getting their hopes up. Findings from the...
As with Mother’s Day last month, consumers have a little less to spend on Dad for Father’s Day this year. Last year saw Americans spend record...