As the holiday shopping season (more or less) officially kicks off today, the U.S. retail industry is left wondering whether it will also reignite consumer spending, which has come to a slowdown. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
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There’s no doubt that Americans are fond of shopping, and during the prosperous ’80s and ’90s, a web of strip malls, mini malls and shopping megaplexes stretched its way across the country to satisfy those demands. However, now that eCommerce has started to nibble away...
History has a tendency to repeat itself regardless of how people try to change it, but retailers that sit back without fixing the problems of the past risk self-inflicted financial wounds, especially during the holidays. And few retailers know this better than Target. Get the Full Story...
When retailers don’t have to worry about stocking shelves and clearing room in the back for more inventory, how many items should they put up for sale? Before the age of eCommerce, this is was nonsensical question, but now consumers can browse through hundreds of...
A recently released survey shows -- perhaps surprisingly -- that gift cards are at the top of consumers’ holiday wish list. Is there a way for retailers to turn this trend into long-term relationship with shoppers after the holidays have come and gone?
Thanks to the proliferation of big data in retail, brands have a nearly limitless source of information to draw off when creating marketing campaigns and tinkering with products. Fortunately for retailers uneasy about making it into the black this holiday shopping season, a new report...
There are some places one expects to see digital innovation and some places one doesn’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...
With more and more sales during the holiday shopping season edging over to the digital side of retail, it’s hard to tell just how important purchases made on Black Friday really are to in-store merchants anymore. Despite that, underwhelming sales predictions aren’t good news by any...
