American consumers upped their holiday spending this year, doing a lot of that spending online. That’s according to preliminary results from Mastercard’s SpendingPulse released Tuesday (Dec. 26), showing retail sales increasing 3.1% — not adjusted for inflation — year over year from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24....
As shoppers resume their in-store experiences, brands and retailers are reassessing their selling strategies. Retailers are seeking to enhance their interactive displays to entice more consumers, while brands are striving to establish an in-store presence to boost sales and attract fresh customers. These customers prefer...
Walmart shareholders got an early holiday gift this year, in the form of a stock price that jumped 10 percent shortly after the market opened today. This came as the nation’s largest retailer by sales managed to notch solid beats across the board in revenue, comparable sales...
While in-store sales at sporting goods companies are taking a hit, Hibbett Sports finally took its business online last month after decades of being a brick-and-mortar-only business. But, with sinking stock prices and competition from the likes of Amazon, is it too little too late?...
May 02, 2023
As shoppers resume their in-store experiences, brands and retailers are reassessing their selling strategies. Retailers are seeking to enhance their interactive displays to entice more consumers, while brands are striving to establish an in-store presence to boost sales and attract fresh customers. These customers prefer getting products immediately after purchase, bypassing shipping wait times and […]
November 17, 2017
Walmart shareholders got an early holiday gift this year, in the form of a stock price that jumped 10 percent shortly after the market opened today. This came as the nation’s largest...
March 14, 2024
Identity verification firm SheerID has debuted a tool to authenticate in-store shopper IDs. SheerID InStore, announced Thursday (March 14), allows retailers to more easily verify the eligibility of in-store customers for gated offers to “coveted communities” like students, teachers, and healthcare workers. “With the addition of SheerID InStore, retailers have a full omnichannel solution that supports in-store, […]
December 26, 2023
American consumers upped their holiday spending this year, doing a lot of that spending online. That’s according to preliminary results from Mastercard’s SpendingPulse released Tuesday (Dec. 26), showing retail sales increasing 3.1%...
