Survey: Retailers will love Valentine’s Day spending this yearScore one for love, according to results of a new survey on consumer Valentine’s Day plans. CPG forecasts stellar year for retailersWage and job growth are expected to translate into good news for retailers in 2019. Study offers tips on how to beat reduced markdowns Markdowns pose a significant — and costly— problem in retail, but a new study suggests they can be resolved. Amazon a growing power in advertising, according to survey Google and Facebook/Instagram have some company in the competition for retail digital ad dollars. NRF: Retail sales to increase as much as 4.4% in 2019 The state of the economy is sound, but retail growth is expected to cool off a bit this year. Survey: Online shoppers prefer certain products Some product categories are more popular online than others, according to the Q4 IRI Consumer Connect survey. Analysis: Importance of mobile grows in holiday shopping Mobile commerce and traffic experienced sharp growth during the 2018 holiday season. Government shutdown dims consumer confidence Consumer sentiment in January fell to its lowest level since Donald Trump was elected president. Retail jobs edge up in January The retail industry added jobs in January in a month whose overall job gains surpassed expectations. Survey: This feature is key to e-commerce success… Almost all e-commerce executives agree that one aspect of site performance is critical to generating sales. First Previous 102 103 104 105 106 Next Last