In today’s top retail news, retail sales fell 25 percent in Hong Kong in the first 11 months of 2020, while Afterpay reported a 30 percent rise in the average basket size for its customers in the U.S. over the holidays. Plus, a large rise...
With the holidays all over except for the returns, it’s time for the troubled mall sector to face the existential crisis that it avoided thanks to what looks like a decent season in terms of foot traffic, despite the pandemic. Local reports from Houston, Washington,...
As the pandemic repelled high-spending visitors and local shoppers spent less, retail sales in Hong Kong plummeted 25 percent in the first 11 months of 2020, the South China Morning Post reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Afterpay said on Monday (Jan. 4) that the average basket size for its customers in the U.S. rose by 30 percent in a comparison of the 2020 and 2019 holiday shopping seasons, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The head of a Southwestern-U.S. theater chain that has closed all its locations and reduced its employee headcount to five from 1,250 due to COVID-19 told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” Wednesday (Dec. 30) that he expects the long-term effect of the virus will be...
This year will not only go down in history as “the year of the pandemic,” but for consumer packaged goods brands, it will also be known as “the year of direct to consumer.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Changing styles in fashion are nothing new. But the style changes on display in 2020 are quite a bit different than previous years. Consumers are staying at home and as a result paying a lot less attention to their personal style. Mastercard’s holiday spend data effectively sums...
The week leading up to Christmas broke records in the restaurant industry this year, but not in a good way. For the week that ended Dec. 20, eating establishments posted the worst sales and foot traffic since mid-June, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Dec. 30). Get...
There’s no arguing the fact that Amazon has been a lifeline for small businesses this year. During the extended holiday season, the eCommerce giant says its independent sellers saw their sales grow more than 50 percent over 2019. And while the eCommerce champion said it...
