Retail sales

P&G Meets Shifting Shopper Expectations With Household Staples, Digital Innovation
P&G Meets Shifting Shopper Expectations With Household Staples, Digital Innovation
January 22, 2025  |  Earnings

The way shoppers shop has changed over the past five years. However, as Procter & Gamble’s second-quarter 2025 earnings showed, some things remain the same....

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US Consumers Spend ‘Robustly’ After Almost $1 Trillion Holiday
US Consumers Spend ‘Robustly’ After Almost $1 Trillion Holiday
January 19, 2025  |  Retail

After a nearly $1 trillion holiday season, U.S. consumer spending shows no sign of slowing. The exact figure is $994 billion, according to recent findings...

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eCommerce Rocks December as Retailers Continue Digital Shift
eCommerce Rocks December as Retailers Continue Digital Shift
January 17, 2025  |  Retail

December’s retail sales, released on Thursday (Jan. 16) by the Census Bureau, were a snapshot of consumer resilience, buoyed by end-of-year sales. And beyond the...

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Retail and Food Services Sales Grow 3.9% YOY in December
Retail and Food Services Sales Grow 3.9% YOY in December
January 16, 2025  |  Retail

Retail and food services sales in the United States grew in December. They increased 0.4% compared with November and 3.9% compared with December 2023, according...

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Salesforce: 28% Uptick in Returns Could Dampen Record Holiday Spending
Salesforce: 28% Uptick in Returns Could Dampen Record Holiday Spending
January 06, 2025  |  Retail

Artificial intelligence (AI) helped holiday sales reach record levels this year, new Salesforce data shows. However, the company said in a report issued Monday (Jan....

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UK Retail Store Traffic Declined 2.5% During Holiday Shopping Season
UK Retail Store Traffic Declined 2.5% During Holiday Shopping Season
January 03, 2025  |  Retail

Fewer consumers visited retail stores in the United Kingdom during the holiday shopping season and the entire year of 2024. Compared to the previous year,...

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Retailers Resolve to Even Up Online and In-Store Experiences in 2025
Retailers Resolve to Even Up Online and In-Store Experiences in 2025
December 27, 2024  |  Retail

While holiday spending may have filled merchants’ coffers, the challenge will be to keep consumer momentum going at the registers, particularly at brick-and-mortar stores. The...

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Boxing Day Gives UK Retailers Little Reason to Celebrate
Boxing Day Gives UK Retailers Little Reason to Celebrate
December 26, 2024  |  Retail

Boxing Day appears to be a muted affair for Great Britain’s merchants and shopping centers. Morning footfall on U.K. high streets was down 10.1% compared...

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Mastercard: Holiday Shoppers Chase Value as Online Spending Jumps 6.7%
Mastercard: Holiday Shoppers Chase Value as Online Spending Jumps 6.7%
December 26, 2024  |  eCommerce

This year, the holiday shopping season belonged to digitally savvy consumers. New data from Mastercard showed that while total retail sales from Nov. 1 to...

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