Peloton customers will pay an extra $250 for delivery and assembly of its Bike and another $350 for its Tread starting Jan. 31 due to inflation and increasing supply chain costs, CNBC reported Sunday (Jan. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
At this point of the pandemic, most large brick-and-mortar retail chains have established a functional — albeit basic — digital operation to support their core in-store business. While far from perfect, these online offerings have gone from being lockdown-phase necessities to transformative gateways that will...
Five partner brands of eCommerce platform Shopee hit at least $100 million in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2021, while Shopee Mall saw an eightfold increase in the number of users shopping online at least once a month during the year, according to a Tech...
Several major companies — including Target Corp and computer software firm SAS — have pulled out of the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, which is slated to begin Sunday in the Javits Center in New York City, according to a Reuters report Friday (Jan. 14)....
The surge in positive cases of COVID-19 is leading to staffing shortages and weekend closures of some CVS and Walgreens pharmacies, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Jan. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Call it the big chill as a spike in COVID omicron cases for the second half of December doused an otherwise solid Q4 for the nation’s retailers and food establishments. The unexpected drop in sales of nearly 2% raises the stakes for the upcoming earnings...
Just 345 days to go until Christmas (!) but the nation’s retail leaders were able to find time to focus on a different problem this week. Specifically, procuring the hard-to-get grocery and COVID-linked items that consumers want at a time when shelves are looking increasingly...
Once again, United States grocery shortages are making headlines, and consumers growing frustrated with these out-of-stocks. Weather events, COVID-19 surges, and consequent labor challenges, among other factors, are making it increasingly difficult for grocers to keep shelves full. For grocery shoppers, for whom inventory availability...
If you’ve ever shopped in midtown Manhattan, you know that you can buy a Louis Vuitton bag for $2,000 in Neiman Marcus or $20 from the guy across the street with a blanket full of “Louis Vuitton” bags. And without a close inspection, they often...
