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P&G Meets Shifting Shopper Expectations With Household Staples, Digital Innovation

January 22, 2025
Procter & Gamble
US Consumers Spend ‘Robustly’ After Almost $1 Trillion Holiday
Retail // January 19, 2025

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 from the National Retail Federation. And as the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Jan. 19), earnings from America’s largest bank...

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

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 month’s snapshot, looking back through the 12 months of a volatile year, eCommerce was a standout — even as shoppers...

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

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 to advance estimates released Thursday (Jan. 16) by the Census Bureau. December’s gains followed November’s month-over-month gain of 0.8% and...

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

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. 6), high rates of returns could hinder the overall profit margins on the $1.2 trillion in global sales. “Retailers had...

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eCommerce Rocks December as Retailers Continue Digital Shift

January 17, 2025
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 month’s snapshot, looking back through the 12 months of a volatile year, eCommerce was a standout — even as shoppers went back into the physical aisles to touch the merchandise […]

Trending: eCommerce Spending Accelerates in November and Boosts Retail Sales

December 17, 2024
November’s consumer spending was buoyant, as eCommerce sales rebounded from a tepid pace in October. Chalk it up to the festive season, but there are signs that consumers are throttling...

Online Sales Bump August Retail Spending Higher

September 17, 2024
Consumers are still spending, but the pace — at least as detailed in the latest retail sales report from the Census Bureau for August — is slowing. And for the...

Retail Sales Preview: Will July’s Consumer Spending Momentum Continue?

September 16, 2024
On Tuesday (Sept. 17), we’ll find out if the July surge in consumer spending — as measured via unadjusted retail sales — has amounted to a blip or a trend....

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US Consumers Spend ‘Robustly’ After Almost $1 Trillion Holiday

January 19, 2025
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 from the National Retail Federation. And as the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Jan. 19), earnings from America’s largest bank show heightened consumer spending as well. Consumers spent a total […]

Retail and Food Services Sales Grow 3.9% YOY in December

January 16, 2025
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 to advance estimates released Thursday...

Salesforce: 28% Uptick in Returns Could Dampen Record Holiday Spending

January 06, 2025
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. 6), high rates of returns...

UK Retail Store Traffic Declined 2.5% During Holiday Shopping Season

January 03, 2025
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, footfall — the number of...