Insights

With most of its stores closed at some point during the first quarter, Dick’s Sporting Goods' net sales plummeted by 30.6%.

A discount giant is acting like a start-up in its pursuit of younger, urban, affluent shoppers.

Looking at Williams-Sonoma’s sales figures you’d hardly know that there had been a major health crisis over the past few months.

Brick-and-mortar stores across the country, from Nordstrom to REI, are reopening with limits on customer capacity.

In recent years, off-price retailers have successfully gained precious market share from traditional retail channels.  The growing demand for designer trends at deep discounts coupled with shorter-lead times and agile buying within off-price has propelled retailers like T.J.

An Amazon acquisition of J.C. Penney makes sense from a technology standpoint – including one non-obvious benefit.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the United States into a recession.

After a long period of decline, JC Penney has finally bowed to the inevitable and filed for bankruptcy protection.

In early 2020, retail was predictable. 

Retailers are rapidly adapting to pandemic-related shifts in consumer behavior.

As the COVID-19 related shutdowns began to wind down in Texas and Georgia, Poag Shopping Centers’ lifestyle centers were among the first to welcome back guests.