Holiday sales fall at J.C. PenneyJ.C. Penney wasn’t able to stem the tide of declining same-store sales at department stores during the holiday season. Survey: Customers like store associates – for some thingsRetailers should be selective in what aspects of the in-store customer experience they automate. Survey: Retailers subscribe to benefits of subscriptions and other recurring revenue programs Retailers are seeing growing returns from recurring revenue programs such as subscription services, memberships, reordering and boxes. Holiday gift card purchases explode fueled by e-commerce The increase in holiday spending on gift cards far outpaced overall seasonal growth. H-E-B takes top spot from Trader Joe’s as top U.S. grocery store retailer A regional grocer has dethroned Trader Joe’s as the top grocer in the U.S. ShopperTrak: December store traffic falls The shortened holiday shopping calendar likely put a dent into in-store shopping traffic in December. New retail holiday to debut in January Get ready for another shopping holiday. Retail industry led job cuts in 2019 The year 2019 saw the highest number of job cuts in the U.S. in four years even as the nation maintained a low unemployment rate. eMarketer: Instagram’s ad revenues explode Instagram’s U.S. growth rate is on the decline even as ad spending on the platform is soaring. Verizon: Holiday season ends on high note for e-retailers Online shoppers paused for Christmas Day, but otherwise stayed busy as elves through New Year’s Eve. First Previous 227 228 229 230 231 Next Last