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Sharp Slowdown in Holiday Spending Seen
WWD via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat a difference a year makes. Customer Growth Partners, a leading retail research and consulting firm, foresees a 5.8 percent year-over-year increase...
B-t-s Sales Seen Slowing to 5.5 Percent Gain
WWD via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoBack-to-school retail sales are forecast to grow by 5.5 percent in 2022, to a record $812 billion, up from $769 billion in 2021, according to veteran...
CGP’s Contrarian, Tepid Take on Holiday Selling
WWD via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThere won’t be much Christmas cheer this year for retailers. Customer Growth Partners’ annual U.S. holiday sales forecast for the November-to-December...
Wanted: Customer Loyalty as Penney’s, Target, Others Pump Up Points and Perks
WWD via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoAside from culling inventories and inflated pricing, one of the biggest post-pandemic trends in...
Holiday Wrap: Retailers Overcome Uncertainties, Sales Meet Expectations
WWD via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThough as picky and discount-driven as ever, consumers shopped enough over the course of the season...
What to Watch: Caught in the Middle
WWD via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe squeeze is getting tighter. For middle-income and working-class families — those inordinately impacted by inflation, higher costs on essentials like...
Baltimore’s Devastating Bridge Collapse Unlikely to Have a Major Impact on Footwear Shipments
Footwear News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTuesday’s devastating collapse of a bridge in Baltimore is already impacting operations in the Port...
Tough Holiday Season Ahead: Can Retailers Pull a Rabbit Out of a Hat?
WWD via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChristmas is full of doubt. Between managing inventories and costs and getting a handle on the...
Retail Sales Surprise to the Upside as Sector Normalizes
WWD via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConsumers defied expectations with stronger than expected spending in January, giving the year a...
Black Friday Gives Retail Early Gift, Yet No Bellwether for Season
WWD via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMacy’s Inc. had a good start to Black Friday, reporting robust selling on a spectrum of products...
