Survey: Back-to-school shopping lists to look different this year amid COVID-19Look for an increased focus on hand sanitizer and other personal hygiene products as consumers prepare their back-to-school shopping lists for fall 2020. The world’s most valuable brands are …Technology companies, led by a U.S. digital commerce giant, dominated an annual ranking of the world's most valuable brands. The top 10 brands with the best overall resale value are … A 157-year-old leather goods company best known for its iconic boot takes the top spot for the second year running as having the highest value in the fast-growing resale market. Study: Overall spend continues to increase with small weekly gains Consumers are opening their wallets for non-essential items. NPD: Spikes in COVID-19 cases not yet impacting restaurant recovery Transactions at major restaurant chains in states that have reopened dine-in service continue to improve despite spikes in COVID-19 cases. Clothing, furniture retailers drive May retail sales increase, still well below 2019 levels Study: COVID-19 has helped many online retailers Two-thirds of B2C and B2B e-commerce companies have reported neutral or positive impact on their sales from COVID-19. Survey: Non-essential retailers won’t return to full staff as stores reopen It won’t be business as usual for non-essential retailers slowly reopening stores — or when it comes to hiring holiday staff. Report: 20,000-plus stores will close in 2020, mostly in malls A new report from Coresight Research predicts that 20,000 to 25,000 stores will close in the United States this year. Report: U.S. retail sales to drop 10.5 % in 2020—with one bright spot The U.S. retail sector could take years to recover from the impact of COVID-19, and the hit could be worse than that of the Great Recession. First Previous 79 80 81 82 83 Next Last