Retailers’ demand for real estate reportedly picked up in the third quarter, reversing a decline seen earlier in the year. During the third quarter, retailers moved into 5.5 million more square feet than they vacated, marking a turnaround from the negative net demand seen during...
AWS kicked off re:Invent 2025 in Las Vegas on Tuesday (Dec. 2) with high expectations. As the artificial intelligence (AI) race heats up, Amazon needs to prove that its years of heavy investment in model infrastructure and automated systems are paying off. The company is...
A record number of consumers shopped during the five days from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, with Black Friday remaining the most popular day, according to the National Retail Federation. The number of consumers who shopped during that holiday weekend reached 202.9 million this year,...
Amazon is testing ultra-fast delivery of groceries and essential items in two U.S. cities. The program, offering deliveries within around 30 minutes or less, is being piloted in parts of Philadelphia and Seattle, the company announced Monday (Dec. 1). “Amazon is utilizing specialized smaller facilities...
If your Cyber Monday cart still tops out at an air fryer and some half-off sweats, you’re thinking too small. In 2025, the same thumb you use to doomscroll can quietly commit you to a gold-plated toilet, a 550,000-euro watch or a $125,000 ticket to...
Walk into a CVS pharmacy. Scroll a live auction on Whatnot. Book a salon visit through Ulta Beauty. Comparison shop a sectional on Furniture.com or step into Robert Talbott’s resurrected Madison Avenue flagship. In each case you’re seeing the same story play out in very...
Ahead of the holiday rush, we asked ChatGPT to predict how the 2025 holiday shopping season will unfold. The model identified five clear trends in spending categories, shopping channels, payment options, and timing. These trends act as early signals of demand in the coming weeks...
The retail industry is pulling every growth lever it can this holiday season. The question is whether those levers are enough. Consumers remain contradictory. Retail earnings for the year’s final quarter show a consumer who is still spending but doing so in tighter, more income-constrained...
Black Friday 2024. Nov. 29. The top movies were “Wicked,” “Moana 2” and “Gladiator 2.” It rained on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. News stories about tariffs were notably absent. AI was a mere curiosity outside of the business world. The stage was set for...