Shopping
Shopping
Retail/Brands
Articles
A Fight to The Finish
When critics were bemoaning the fact that retailers were ruining “family time” by opening up on Thanksgiving night, they may not have factored in how much retail therapy people need…
Supply Chain
Articles
Resilient Amidst Ups And Downs
American consumers are good at handling roller coaster rides – be it a national presidential election, a powerfully destructive hurricane, or a potentially damaging fiscal cliff. Since early fall, U.S.…
Retail/Brands
Articles
Making The Connection
Retailers are increasingly investing in their mobile commerce platforms, be it an app or a mobile web site, to encourage consumers to use them while out shopping. But sometimes just…
Retail/Brands
Articles
Screen Time
Initially, smartphones and tablets were considered groundbreaking for checking email on the run. Today, though, they are a hot retail platform that is growing as fast as stores can adapt…
Consumers
Articles
Breaking with Restraint
Jobs, taxes and the national debt are still on the lips of every politician and pundit. Yes, it is the Age of Austerity. But that has not stopped U.S. shoppers…
Retail/Brands
Articles
Enhancing the Experience
Consumers may still shop at their favorite apparel stores, but increasingly they are hitting the Internet first. Some prefer to research the store’s offerings, or ask friends for their opinion…
Consumers
Articles
Hoping for a Positive Holiday
This holiday season promises to be a positive one for retailers, even though the industry does not expect the gangbuster business of last year. While Back-To-School yielded higher than expected…
Retail/Brands
Articles
Making a Comeback
For years now, U.S. apparel makers have off-shored their manufacturing, affecting not only apparel workers in the States, but also entire local economies. Today, just 2% of apparel in U.S.…
Retail/Brands
Articles
The Kids Are Alright
It is great to be an American tween: old enough to know what is trendy, yet blithely ignorant of U.S. and global economics. So, even though Mom and Dad might…