retail spending

Amazon’s Retail Lead Goes Beyond Electronics

Amazon’s Retail Lead Goes Beyond Electronics
Amazon’s Retail Lead Goes Beyond Electronics
October 06, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon now captures more spending than Walmart in five of seven retail categories, extending its reach from electronics and apparel into health and personal care....

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Nike’s S&P Exit Is a Warning for Every Consumer Brand
Nike’s S&P Exit Is a Warning for Every Consumer Brand
September 15, 2026  |  Retail

Nike’s upcoming removal from the S&P 100 is easy to read as a corporate fall-from-grace story. It may be more useful to read it as...

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Target Faces Pushback From Investors on Management Tactics
Target Faces Pushback From Investors on Management Tactics
March 01, 2026  |  Retail

Target is reportedly facing criticism from a group of investors unhappy with its management’s decisions. That’s according to a report Friday (Feb. 27) from Reuters,...

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Malls Draw Gen Z Shoppers by Providing Opportunities to Socialize
Malls Draw Gen Z Shoppers by Providing Opportunities to Socialize
December 29, 2025  |  Retail

Malls are drawing Gen Z shoppers by catering to young people’s desire to socialize in real life and away from screens. Experts interviewed by Retail...

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Black Friday’s Big Traffic Shake-Up: Amazon Surges, Walmart Slips, Target Splits
Black Friday’s Big Traffic Shake-Up: Amazon Surges, Walmart Slips, Target Splits
December 09, 2025  |  Retail

Retail’s triple crown of Walmart, Amazon and Target saw major shifts in who shopped this year’s Black Friday sales—and not all the changes were identical....

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5 Things ChatGPT Said Will Make the Holiday Shopping Gift List
5 Things ChatGPT Said Will Make the Holiday Shopping Gift List
November 28, 2025  |  Retail

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...

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Retailers Lean on Digital as Cost Pressures Rewrite Q3
Retailers Lean on Digital as Cost Pressures Rewrite Q3
November 26, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

The latest earnings from Kohl’s, Burlington Stores and Dick’s Sporting Goods, all released Tuesday (Nov. 25), show a consumer who is still spending but doing...

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Tariffs Force Brands to Hedge on Black Friday Deals
Tariffs Force Brands to Hedge on Black Friday Deals
November 11, 2025  |  Retail

Retailers are preparing for a more restrained Black Friday this year, as tariffs and inflation drive up costs and force brands to scale back promotions....

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