Research Topic

A new study suggests that when a big company increases wages, it causes companies in the same market to follow suit —and with no notable loss in jobs.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of e-commerce, especially among consumers under 35.

Walmart has been dethroned.

The COVID-19 pandemic was not the main factor behind all retail bankruptcies last year.

Plentiful financing offered to retail chains stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic allowed many whose businesses had already been declining to hang on to life in 2020. But 2021 could be their downfall.

U.S. consumers cut back on spending in February as harsh winter weather across the country took a bite out of sales.

Eight in 10 American consumers plan to shop online in some fashion, even when the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end.

Customers have become less likely to make impulse purchases since the outbreak of COVID-19.