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Adobe predicts that holiday spending will increase 4.8% this year.

Adobe Holiday Forecast: Sales Up 4.8% Amid ‘Never-Before-Seen’ Discounts, More BNPL Usage

Adobe expects U.S. online holiday sales to hit $221.8 billion this holiday shopping season (defined as Nov. 1 to Dec. 31), representing 4.8% growth year-over-year. Strong consumer spending continues to be driven by net-new…

News October 5

How Retailers Can Bring Creativity and Originality Back to Private Label Products

Twenty years ago, retailers aiming to launch new store brands to fend off the negative associations created by the “generics era” would say to their design agencies, “Get this as…

Executive Viewpoints October 5
Competition has never been fiercer at retail.

NBCU Exclusive: What One of the World’s Biggest Media Companies Sees Ahead for Retail

As one of the largest media and entertainment companies in the world, NBCUniversal is also one of the biggest vehicles for brands to connect with consumers. Gina Reduto leads NBCU’s…

Features October 4
Amazon Go signage

Amazon Opens New Go Store Despite Announced Pause in Grocery Expansion

Amazon has opened a new Amazon Go store in the Tacoma suburb of Puyallup, Wash., according to reporting in Supermarket News and other outlets. The opening, which took place Sept.…

News October 4

Uber Debuts Package Return Service

Uber has introduced a package return service that provides consumers with live tracking within the Uber app. With this extension of the Uber Connect service, couriers will pick up prepaid,…

News October 4
Spirit Halloween store

Spookery, On Demand: Spirit Halloween Partners with DoorDash

Via a new partnership with DoorDash, Spirit Halloween will make costumes, décor, candy and accessories available for same-day delivery from its 1,500+ stores in less than one hour on average.…

News October 4

Small Format, Big Payoffs: Retailers Evaluate Real Estate to Meet Consumers Where They Are — at Home

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population. While retail…

Executive Viewpoints October 4

How a Reactive Omnichannel Strategy can Help you Capitalize on Reactive Buying Trends

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. From strawberries…

Executive Viewpoints October 4
New Gen Z research from MG2 reveals how these consumers embrace technology, values and community in their brick-and-mortar shopping experiences.

What Gen Z Expects from In-Store Experiences: Shared Values and Community Connections

Even though “digitally native” is on the short list for describing Gen Z, its members are most certainly in-store shoppers as well, albeit with their own set of priorities and…

Features October 4
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