Clothing might not be an essential purchase like food, water and shelter, but consumers spend so much on apparel that a chic skirt or a pair of designer boots might as well be necessary for survival. The statistics prove that Americans are in love with...
With the flipping of the calendar to October and the pumpkin spiced drinks flowing freely from sea to shining sea, it’s time for one of the most underappreciated shopping holidays: Halloween. A lot of people pony up an awful lot of cash to scare, be scared...
The U.S. and China may have signed a Memorandum of Understanding last week to establish an agreement on trade and information security, but the National Security Agency director warned such an accord will not deter cyber espionage activities, CIO Online reported yesterday (Sept. 28). In...
Pope Francis’ current visit to the United States has been nothing short of an event — and not just for the religiously devoted. The leader with an outspoken (and somewhat controversial) stance on free enterprise nonetheless impacted commerce in 3 major U.S. cities — in...
As U.S. retailers look for price concessions from China in the wake of last month’s currency devaluation, margins may tick up, for now anyway. But there could be a blowback in the form of reduced enthusiasm, and buying power, from China’s consumers, which could impact...
The world of retail has changed quickly. Everybody wants instant gratification, and retailers are scrambling to meet those expectations — which is creating a massive burden in the world of shipping. Rob Taylor, Co-Founder and CEO at Pivot Freight, talks to MPD CEO Karen Webster...
Chase is on a mission. A mission to help facilitate small business growth. And to fuel that mission, Chase has concluded its 2015 Mission Main Street Grants program — officially announced last week (Sept. 16) — as a way to reward 20 small businesses with...
The Mona Lisa. The Taj Mahal. The Great Wall of China. All are wonders that far exceed their simplest descriptions — a painting, a building and an extreme attempt at border control. But they are so much more than that, because there is something about...
Hot off the presses this week were the newest retail sales figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. At first glance the hard numbers might not have seemed all that remarkable, as the sales numbers moved modestly but not shockingly. Some of that was predicated on...
