Today in Data, the cloud is at the center of retail’s digital transformation. Plus, luxury brands continue to find success in a retail market that’s been sluggish overall, and Walmart relies on alternative fulfillment methods to meet shoppers’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Data
26%: Increase in Burberry’s full-price sales from 2019 to 2021
1.9%: Decline in U.S. consumer shopping activity in December 2021
28%: Share of American consumers who have shopped at Walmart in past 30 days
42%: Share of consumers shopping for groceries online and having them delivered in 2020
$1,000: Estimated cost of point-of-sale hardware for business owners