Oct 12, 2026 | Retail
Gen Z and Gen Alpha are poised to have an enormous impact on convenience retail—and they already know exactly what they want.During yesterday’s Education Session “What’s Convenient Now? Gen Z and Gen Alpha Weigh In,” industry leaders explored how younger consumers...
Oct 12, 2026 | Retail
The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports total retail sales in September of $560.8 billion, up 0.28% month over month and up 4.05% year over year. The monthly report offers a real-time view as the trade group and Affinity Solutions compile info from debit and...
Oct 12, 2026 | Retail
Retail is experiencing a time of change. The evolution of AI and its impact on customer expectations and back-end operations is a topic that is top of mind as the industry continues to explore and adopt the technology. Across the sector, business leaders are crafting...
Oct 12, 2026 | Retail
Early holiday sales are only a few days away. Next week, retailers including Amazon and Walmart will lower prices on many giftable items, like tech, toys and kitchen gadgets. But holiday shopping could look much different for US adults. CNET’s annual holiday shopping...
Oct 12, 2026 | Retail
Test LinkConsumer BehaviorUS holiday shoppers reaching for gift cards given tight budgetsOctober 9, 2026Gift cards will play a significant role in holiday shopping this year as 93% of U.S. shoppers who have set a spending budget plan to buy gift cards.That's a...
Oct 5, 2026 | Retail
It’s been a busy month for DoorDash as the marketplace platform continues to expand its retail offerings and in-app tech features.This week, DoorDash added Macy’s, Anthropologie, The North Face, Vans and Timberland to its retail marketplace. DoorDash is also launching...
Oct 5, 2026 | Retail
A study suggests younger people are more likely to walk away if their preferred payment option isn't supported. …Click here for the full article!
Oct 5, 2026 | Retail
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Rising prices and rampant uncertainty are driving both retailers and their customers to be mindful this holiday season. For some U.S. households, careful planning is vital. In lower-income cohorts,...
Oct 5, 2026 | Retail
Some retailers are starting to abandon self-checkout lanes just a few years after installing them. One key shift explains why. Photo: Adobe StockListen to this ArticleMore info0:00 / 3:07Stores are cutting back on self-checkout lanes.According to an April survey from...
Oct 5, 2026 | Retail
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Even in the age of AI, brick and mortar remains king. While artificial intelligence is beginning to cement its place in consumers’ shopping journeys, especially as the holidays approach, the...
Sep 28, 2026 | Retail
The video player is currently playing an ad. You can skip the ad in 5 sec with a mouse or keyboard Some retail brands disappear so completely that consumers eventually stop expecting to see them again. Others find a way back, rebuilding their presence after years of...
Sep 28, 2026 | Retail
U.S. same-store sales rose 7.6% year-over-year in the week ended September 19, according to data released by Redbook Research on September 22, decelerating from the prior week's 8.5% gain. The cumulative figure for the first three weeks of September came in at...
Sep 28, 2026 | Retail
An article from Dive Brief Consumers are turning to AI to find deals, but won’t allow it to delegate purchase decisions, an ACI Worldwide survey found. …Click here for the full...
Sep 28, 2026 | Retail
Holiday shopping may still be weeks away, but the 2026 season is setting up to be one of the strongest in years, according to the Mastercard Economics Institute’s annual holiday forecast for the U.S. MEI expects U.S. retail sales, excluding automobiles and gas, to...
Sep 28, 2026 | Retail
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: J.C. Penney’s struggles continued in Q2 as total net sales fell more than 8% year on year to $1.3 billion. Active, home, jewelry, beauty and salon were strongest, with weakness in some...
Sep 21, 2026 | Retail
NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest government snapshot.Retail sales rebounded at a better-than-expected 1.2% increase last month after...
Sep 21, 2026 | Retail
Skip to main content U.S. Shoppers Keep Spending, but Shift Strategies to Beat Inflation September 17, 2026 11:37am A look at Black Friday shopping around New York in the 2025 holiday season Masato Onoda/WWD Despite t…Click here for the full...
Sep 21, 2026 | Retail
U.S. consumers are expected to spend more on holiday gifting in 2026, but inflation and cautious income expectations are driving shoppers to become more selective about where and how they spend, according to Accenture’s Annual Holiday Shopping Survey.Average holiday...
Sep 21, 2026 | Retail
New research from Loop shows that return policies are increasingly deciding where Americans shop, while fraud and abuse add to the pressure on retailers Nearly two-thirds (63%) of US consumers have walked away from a retailer or abandoned a purchase because of its...
Sep 21, 2026 | Retail
US manufacturers raise concerns about AI shopping chatbots The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) is calling for an investigation into claims AI shopping assistants are steering consumers toward imported products. …Click here for the full...
