For 10 years, Amazon has been steadily chipping away at Walmart’s lead in the battle to control the biggest slice of the American retail pie. While it moved into a statistical dead heat last year, this week it finally completed the long-anticipated change of leadership....
As inflation puts more pressure on already strained pocketbooks and with millions of households now living paycheck to paycheck — including many making over $100,000 a year — durable goods retailers are keenly interested in making sure their payment options are aligned with 2022 realities....
With Russia’s heavy involvement in the ultrafast grocery space around the world, United States 15-minute eGrocers are being heavily impacted by the sanctions placed on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
A growing percentage of consumers are using their smartphones while shopping in physical stores, and PYMNTS research has found that this is just one example of the ways in which consumers are making brick-and-mortar stores part of the digital shopping experience — and vice versa....
Today in retail, Walmart rolls out new services through its online Wellness Hub, while Build-A-Bear sees eCommerce sales slow. Plus, Instacart introduces new features to support in-store pickers, Peloton introduces a new pricing system, and Duluth Trading shoppers prefer the in-store experience. Get the Full...
The price of online grocery purchases across the U.S. jumped by a record-setting 7.6% in February compared to a year ago, and that’s without factoring in the delivery costs, according to data released Thursday (March 10) by software company Adobe Inc. Get the Full Story...
Investors didn’t respond kindly to Build-A-Bear’s fiscal 2021 earnings report Thursday (March 10), dropping its stock about 15% in early trading after the company said its eCommerce business jumped only slightly in Q4 and store closures hampered the business for most of the three months....
Customers returned to brick-and-mortar Duluth Trading Company stores in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, but women had a harder time finding some of the casual apparel and accessories than in the past, especially in the three-month period ending Jan. 30, 2022, according to a...
The list of multinational brands announcing their departure from Russia literally grows by the hour, with the cumulative corporate cost of “doing the right thing” rising alongside of it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...