Retail – Bert Martinez

November 27, 20230Comments

What Canada can learn from Sweden about creating middle-class retail jobs

Grocery-store cashiers and other frontline retail workers have helped get us through the pandemic, but do we value them? Why are retail jobs middle-class in Sweden, but low-wage work in

by Janice Thompson

Retail

November 15, 20230Comments

13 Smart Ways to Better Market Your Retail Store

Even as online sales continue to command a significant percentage of consumer purchases, online retailers like Amazon and Alibaba have started to invest in brick-and-mortar stores. So if you are

by Madona Uy

Retail

October 11, 20230Comments

What retailers need to know about 2024 (and beyond) in 5 charts

As ecommerce growth returns to pre-pandemic levels, it will continue to drive total retail sales over the next few years. Retailers looking to drive sales need to focus on a

by Adam Lee

Brand

Budget

Retail

September 14, 20230Comments

Retail sales rise 0.6% in August largely due to a spike in gas prices

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans stepped up retail spending modestly from July to August as the price of gasoline jumped, cutting into budgets as many families send their kids off

July 13, 20230Comments

Prime Day sales total $12.7 billion

Amazon said Tuesday — the first of its two Prime Days — was the “single largest sales day in company history.” It was also the biggest e-commerce day yet of

by Adam Lee

Fashion

Retail

June 25, 20230Comments

Why fashion resale isn’t working

Fashion has a sustainability problem. Fashion resale — one way brands aim to address sustainability concerns, by taking back past-season items and reselling them — has a profit problem. Resale

by Adam Lee

Retail

June 10, 20230Comments

Walgreen’s opens digital-only store

By Cate Chapman, Editor at LinkedIn News Walgreen’s has opened an experimental store in Chicago that displays just two aisles of merchandise. Other products typically carried by the drugstore chain —

by Janice Thompson