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Top 5 Retail Trends to Watch in 2017

December 22, 2016

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2016 was an exciting year! Brexit. Trump. Syria. Interest rate increases. Market rallies. Strong job market. Low consumer product material and delivery costs. Consumer mobile maturity. More free data. Increased competition for share of consumer discretionary spend. Channel bleed. Continued growth of online anytime shopping. Shoptalk. Fewer retail mega-mergers and deals.

We said goodbye to Sports Authority, Hancock Fabrics, 100 Macy’s stores, 150+ Aeropostale stores, 150 American Eagle stores, 120 Chicos stores, 200 The Children’s Place stores, 150 Finish Line stores, 50+ Ralph Lauren stores, 250 Men’s Wearhouse/Jos A Bank stores, 400 Office Depot/Office Max stores, 200+ Walgreens stores, and 140+ Kmart/Sears stores.

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