Retail Stores
November 27, 2017 at 12:18 pm
A record $5.03 billion was spent online by the end of Black Friday, an increase of 16.9 percent compared to last year, according to Adobe Digital Insights, which measures 80 percent of online transactions at 100 major U.S. retailers. Adobe also reported that during the holiday season to date (Nov. 1 – Nov. 24), consumers…
November 24, 2017 at 2:20 pm
Black Friday e-commerce sales have tailed $640 million as of 10:00 a.m. on Black Friday, up an impressive 18.4 percent from the prior year. Mobile shopping is hitting record highs as well. However, brick-and-mortar stores are seeing a slow start to the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season. In talking to shoppers, it has…
November 22, 2017 at 12:37 pm
Despite the fact that many Black Friday sales begin tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, more than 75 well-known retailers will be closed for the holiday. A list of all of the retailers that will be closed on Thanksgiving Day — including leaders such as Costco, Neiman Marcus, and T.J.Maxx — can be found on BestBlackFriday.com, a website…
November 20, 2017 at 11:23 am
Three-quarters of Americans plan to shop over Thanksgiving weekend, according to new survey data from Deloitte. The survey, which was conducted online between Nov. 8-Nov. 10 and polled a national sample of 1,224 adults aged18 and older, also found that respondents plan to spend an average of $427 between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, up from…
November 17, 2017 at 12:35 pm
With sales continuing to decline and losses mounting, Bon-Ton Stores Inc. said Thursday it plans to close at least 40 more stores by the end of 2018. Eliminating 40 stores would represent the shutdown of about a sixth of Bon-Ton's 260 department stores, furniture galleries and clearance centers in the United States. Up to this point, Bon-Ton, which is the…
November 17, 2017 at 11:25 am
Over the past few decades, we’ve seen a lot of physical retail businesses transition to become online businesses (or physical-online hybrids). This makes sense. Online juggernauts like Amazon.com have changed the way people buy things, and physical retail stores have had difficulty keeping pace. Transitioning to at least a partially online model is a kind…
November 15, 2017 at 9:24 pm
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in October as an increase in purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods offset a decline in demand for building materials, suggesting consumer spending remained fairly strong early in the fourth quarter. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday retail sales increased 0.2 percent last month. Data for…
November 15, 2017 at 10:33 am
The most recent high-profile victim of the retail apocalypse is Toys“R”Us, which has filed for bankruptcy. Toys“R”Us is another stark warning to legacy retailers to adapt to the changing landscape in which e-commerce and experiential retail have the power to make or break a retail business. Toys“R”Us’ decline is rooted in its continued reliance on…
November 9, 2017 at 11:34 am
It’s November and most retailers have been planning for the holiday season for several months. As brick-and-mortar establishments continue to evolve to compete with online competitors, it’s critical that retailers focus on those consumers who still plan to do their holiday shopping in-store, and how they can provide them with an enjoyable experience that meets…
November 8, 2017 at 11:48 am
While Target is doubling down on brick-and-mortar retail, the Minneapolis-based retailer also has decided to pull the plug on a dozen underperforming stores. The company on Monday began notifying store employees at the 12 affected stores, which are slated to close on Feb. 3. While competitors such as Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Sears have been closing many…
