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Balancing Customer Loyalty in an Age of Growing Business Costs

Since 2020, the global economy has sat on pins and needles as the fallout from COVID-19 rippled through 2021, 2022 and 2023….

Retail Sales Grew 3% Over Extended Holiday Purchase Period — And the Season Isn’t Over Yet

Preliminary holiday 2020 results have proven unsurprising so far: analysts expect modest year-over-year growth fueled by a massive increase in ecommerce activity…

Q2 Results: Target Boosts Online Sales 195%, Walmart’s Grow 97%

Retail industry giants Target and Walmart continued to benefit from their status as essential retailers equipped with strong e-Commerce operational capabilities in…

Walmart Allies With Instacart To Boost Same-Day Delivery Capacity

Even with 74,000 personal shoppers and its recently launched Express Delivery service, Walmart has faced challenges keeping up with demand as consumers…

June Retail Sales Climb 6.4% Over May, Jump 5% Over June 2019

Buoyed by store reopenings and unemployment benefits supplemented by the federal government, U.S. retail sales for June increased 6.4% compared to May,…

Q1 2020 Results Highlight Gap Between Retail ‘Haves’ And ‘Have Nots’

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to one of the worst financial quarters in retail’s modern history, and the near-universal rise in e-Commerce…

Walmart, The Home Depot Post Successful Quarters Despite COVID-19 Pressures

Two major essential retailers have reported their Q1 2020 results, and they display these companies’ strength in the face of the COVID-19…

Amazon Boosts Q1 Sales 25.4%; Bezos Plans $4B In Q2 COVID-19 Expenditures

To virtually no one’s surprise, Amazon saw a dramatic increase in its net retail sales during the first weeks of the coronavirus…

COVID-19 Bankruptcies: How The Pandemic Widens The Gap Between The ‘Haves’ And ‘Have Nots’

The weight of the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing retailers to a breaking point, as companies including Gap, Neiman Marcus and Macy’s start…

Target Doubles Digital Sales, Driving 7% Comp Sales Boost

Digital sales growth of more than 100% helped Target boost comparable sales by 7% for the quarter to date — even with…

Coronavirus Update: Tourism, Supply Chain Impacts Will Soon Make Their Mark On Retail

The impact of factory closings in China is hitting the U.S. and world markets as the coronavirus outbreak continues. The Dow Jones…

Moody’s Cuts Department Store Outlook Again, Projects 20% Operating Profit Decline In 2019

Despite a variety of efforts to revitalize their store footprints through new partnerships and experiential offerings, department stores continue to struggle —…

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