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Declining Consumer Spend May Deepen Container Shipping Slowdown
Declining Consumer Spend May Deepen Container Shipping Slowdown
August 04, 2023  |  Shipping

Danish shipping giant Maersk reported a sharp fall in second-quarter earnings on Friday (Aug. 4) as global demand for the shipping of containers by sea continues its...

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Where Will Parents Spend This Back-to-School? Amazon, Walmart Push Frugality 
Where Will Parents Spend This Back-to-School? Amazon, Walmart Push Frugality 
July 19, 2023  |  Retail

Anticipated back-to-school (BTS) shopping expenses are expected to reach $41.5 billion, exceeding the previous record of $37.1 billion set in 2021 and the $36.9 billion...

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Credit Card Competition Act Puts Merchants, Not Consumers, in Charge of Card Rewards and Payments Security Decisions
Credit Card Competition Act Puts Merchants, Not Consumers, in Charge of Card Rewards and Payments...
June 07, 2023  |  Regulation

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That seems to be the prevailing sentiment Wednesday (June 7) when it was announced that the Credit...

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Organized Retail Crime Groups Focus on Everyday Consumer Goods
Organized Retail Crime Groups Focus on Everyday Consumer Goods
April 14, 2023  |  Retail

Everyday consumer goods are the primary target of organized retail crime (ORC) rings. Eighty-one percent of ORC groups focus on everyday consumer goods while only...

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Easter Spending Projected to Hit Record $24 Billion
Easter Spending Projected to Hit Record $24 Billion
March 20, 2023  |  Retail

Americans will spend a record $24 billion on Easter this year despite ongoing economic pressures. According to a survey released Monday (March 20) by the National Retail Federation (NRF),...

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Surge of In-Store Shopping Triggers Rise in New Brick-and-Mortar Locations
Surge of In-Store Shopping Triggers Rise in New Brick-and-Mortar Locations
February 14, 2023  |  Retail

If the great American pastime is shopping, then the great American Retail response is arguably opening new stores. This, as a new blog post from...

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3 Ways Retailers Are Keeping It Real This Valentine’s Day
3 Ways Retailers Are Keeping It Real This Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2023  |  Retail

Showing our love with gifts is more challenging in 2023 given that inflation-weary consumers are still tapped from holiday spending. But love is in the...

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eGrocery Expands in the UK Even as Basket Sizes Shrink
eGrocery Expands in the UK Even as Basket Sizes Shrink
January 19, 2023  |  Retail

This week in grocery, Ocado sees consumers cutting items from their list as competitors digitize. United Kingdom online grocer Ocado Retail, a joint venture between...

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Holiday Shopping Numbers Fall Short of NRF Forecast
Holiday Shopping Numbers Fall Short of NRF Forecast
January 19, 2023  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation says 2022 holiday sales grew 5.3%, missing an earlier forecast. That was due to ongoing inflation and steep interest rates, the...

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