Category: Retail Trends

September 17, 2019

Early prognostications of holiday retail sales are coming in fairly bullish, but some are accompanied by asterisks. For one thing, the relatively steep year-over-year climbs are due in part to the disappointment of late last year, and not just to […]

September 16, 2019

Thanks to the buying behaviour of Millennials and Gen Z, resale in the fashion industry is on the rise. Unlike the generation before them, Gen Z and Millennials are environmentally conscious consumers who want brands to offer them unique, affordable […]

September 13, 2019

August retail sales saw annual gains, according to data issued this week by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that August retail sales were up 0.4% annually, to $526.1 billion, and were […]

September 13, 2019

The famed “retail apocalypse” of 2016 and 2017 never really ended. Hyperbolic as the term may have been, it described a very real period of structural change and consolidation in the industry that continues today. The drumbeat of retail Chapter […]

September 12, 2019

The holidays are almost upon us. In this ever-important retail season, getting ready means doing it bigger and better every year. Without the right information, though, what are you basing your crucial decisions on? Sure, your gut feeling is important, […]

September 10, 2019

Consumer activism is most obvious at high-key moments that involve polarizing issues or people. In recent years, the Trump name and brand, guns, and transgender and gay rights have all flared up and attracted boycotts, or at least headlines, that […]

September 6, 2019

Generation Z is taking the retail industry by storm. Now a force with growing purchasing power, the financial opportunity for retailers that win them over as customers is significant. Older Generation Zers are finishing college, starting their professional lives and […]

September 3, 2019

Take a walk through Manhattan, which is arguably the fashion capital of the USA, and you might feel discouraged about the state of brick and mortar retailing. There are as many empty storefronts and “For Rent” signs as there are […]

August 27, 2019

When running a retail business, it can be hard to find the time to step back and assess the performance of your store outside of just looking at sales numbers and revenue. However, tracking and measuring other pepixabayrformance metrics is […]

August 22, 2019

The retail industry produces an unprecedented amount of waste year after year, with much of that driven by customer returns and excess inventory. Each year around 5 billion pounds of returned goods end up in landfills and that doesn’t even […]