Warm weather, improved consumer confidence and the Valentine’s Day holiday combined to form a perfect storm for apparel retailers, many of which topped Wall Street estimates for the month of February, Retailing Today reports. Continue reading
Retail experiences are quickly converging. Continue reading
Whether retailers are located in the United States or elsewhere in the world, technology can be used to augment their current operations and help them advance in today’s marketplace. Continue reading
A new report from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project suggests 46 percent of American adults owned smartphones as of February 2012, lending further credence to recent research from Nielsen that made a similar observation. Continue reading
The value of retail properties is on the rise as the sector continues to grow, according to a new report from Marcus & Millchap, Savills U.S. and Colliers International. Continue reading
One of the easiest ways retail brands can lose customers is by making them wait forever during the shopping process. Continue reading
Further fueling retailer concerns, a new report from ClickIQ suggests approximately half of consumers who have shopped online in the past six months first went to brick-and-mortar stores to check out the product for themselves. Continue reading
Consumers are increasingly opening new credit card accounts, which may suggest they are preparing to spend more money at retail. Continue reading
