Tag: report

November 8, 2018

Walmart and Amazon have been in a fierce battle over grocery dollars this year, showing just how much the omnichannel experience has evolved as a brick-and-mortar giant challenges an e-commerce behemoth. Last year, Retail Feedback Group found that Amazon was […]

March 28, 2016

Recently, I had the pleasure of joining MAPI’s Division Leadership Council, comprised principally of business unit presidents, and contributing to the discussion. The topic: how to optimize supply management synergies when acquiring another business. In preparation for that session, I […]

March 7, 2016

A strong report on Friday from the Labor Department shows that retail employment was up 51,100 jobs in February on the heels of a gain of 52,100 in January. Compared with February 2015, retail jobs were up by 247,300. The […]

January 13, 2016

A new study links retailers’ success to an omnichannel strategy that includes physical stores. According to the report, by L2 and titled “Death of Pureplay Retail,” online-only retailers are at a disadvantage due to high costs for marketing and shipping, […]

January 6, 2016

The 2015 holiday shopping season ended with a bang, indicating that retailers were able to pull off a fairly healthy season this year, possibly beating the National Retail Federation’s prediction of 3.7% growth. While the NRF has not yet released […]

January 5, 2016

Manufacturing activity contracted in December for the second straight month, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Report on Business. The PMI, the ISM’s index to measure growth, came in at 48.2 (50 or higher indicates growth) in […]

December 29, 2015

When it came to clicking online coupons in 2015, consumers had clear preferences about what they wanted discounts for. Online deal and discount platform RetailMeNot.com released a list of the 10 most popular coupons among its users in 2015. Some […]

November 12, 2015

Macy’s Inc. on Wednesday blamed warm weather, weak tourist traffic and excessive inventory for the company’s worse-than-expected third quarter results. The company said it will not pursue spinning off its properties into a real-estate investment trust, but that it is […]