Tag: shopping

June 5, 2023

Value grocery retailer Aldi is building out its convenience offering, launching Aldi Express – a virtual store delivering products in as little as 30 minutes. Aldi is deepening its partnership with Instacart to spearhead this latest project. Available in more […]

May 18, 2023

A university study led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute finds rationing generally doesn’t work and emergency authority figures – not retailers – stand the best chance at reducing “panic buying” during disaster-related situations. Managing supply was deemed nearly an impossible task […]

April 21, 2023

Unless you’ve been doing business under a rock lately, then you know that Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away. And while it isn’t as huge as the Christmas holidays or the back-to-school season, Mother’s Day is still considered […]

April 18, 2023

Shopping is everywhere. There are seemingly endless opportunities to shop — or be inspired to shop — in both the physical and digital worlds at any moment. Today’s consumers move across digital, physical and social platforms with ease, switching from […]

April 18, 2023

It could be that American consumers are not into retailers that much right now. It’s not that they are ready to ghost merchants, but they don’t feel the need to respond to every text or email offering deals on a […]

March 2, 2023

Twitter influencers are turning to TikTok for shopping, preferring it to other social media apps like Instagram and Snapchat, according to the latest study. The Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a data analytics company, analysed discussions related to shopping […]

January 31, 2023

Marketplace platform Mirakl has released its annual Consumer Preferences in a the Digital-First Economy report. The second edition of the report surveyed 9,600 global consumers regarding their preferences and habits when shopping both in-person and online. According to the findings, […]

December 8, 2022

David’s Bridal has introduced its Diamond Prom loyalty program to further broaden its appeal to younger formalwear shoppers. The retailer also plans to open prom pop-up shops in Q1 2023, just ahead of prom season. Members of the new loyalty […]

October 10, 2022

‘Tis (almost) the season! Retail and etail spend massively on measurable digital advertising. This is true all year long, but recent studies show at least 26.8% of retail sales happen during Q4. Additionally, retailers typically devote 25% of their annual […]

September 30, 2022

Black Friday still draws large crowds to malls, shopping centers and stores, but a large percentage of Americans will spend the day opening apps and shopping from the comfort of their homes. New research from Wunderkind shows that 71 percent […]

September 26, 2022

Amazon has unveiled a new two-day shopping event exclusive to Prime members, starting 11th October. Prime customers in 15 countries will have access to the event, including Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, […]

September 22, 2022

I distinctly recall a moment about a year ago. I was with some friends in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighbourhood, an area known for its upscale shopping, dining and hotels. One of my friends was getting married in a couple of […]

September 20, 2022

Alibaba is launching a new, immersive shopping experience in the metaverse on its Tmall Luxury Pavilion platform. The shopping platform will host an AR fashion show accessible to select brands and give shoppers an exclusive ‘Meta Pass’, which confers priority […]

September 19, 2022

Based on conversations we are having with retailers, customers, prospects, analysts and industry experts, we have identified five key trends driving new imperatives. Senior Vice President and General Manager of Oracle Retail, Mike Webster, shared his perspective at Oracle Retail […]

September 9, 2022

From supply chain struggles and delayed shipments to empty shelves and increasing inflation, retailers are yet again facing a myriad of struggles this holiday season. With the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend just months away, Wholesale Central spoke with experts from […]

August 30, 2022

Even as many households have cut discretionary spending during a time of high inflation, the beauty category is showing signs of resilience. Eighty-five percent of consumers have indicated a shift in their shopping behaviors, according to a recent Morning Consult […]

August 18, 2022

While high-income consumers aren’t as affected by inflation, lower- and middle-income consumers will begin shifting their shopping behavior, which could affect the upcoming holiday season, Morning Consult noted in its report. Among the other changes consumers are undertaking are shopping […]

August 17, 2022

Retail CMOs have seen a rough few years, even before the impacts of the pandemic set in. In the first couple months of 2020, six retailers had named new CMOs or laid off existing ones in a reshuffling of the […]

July 27, 2022

With U.S. inflation being the highest it has been in four decades, consumers are looking for ways to cut costs — especially when it comes to back-to-school shopping. As American families head in-store to stock up on school supplies, 75 […]

July 27, 2022

In an opinion column for Advertising Age, Pamela Millman, associate director, Integrated Marketing at AARP Media, writes that the over-50 crowd buys 54 percent of all groceries in the U.S. and has become more health-conscious and cooks more frequently since […]