Insights

The skilled worker shortage, or “skills gap,” is a trend affecting a number of industries and business verticals, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.

Although some retailers lost momentum in the third quarter, Lululemon firmly bucked the trend and continued its run of strong growth unabated.

The news on retail store openings and closings continues to make headlines. 

It’s no secret that retail supply chain and warehousing face a shortage of talent in the near future. 

Anne Mastin looks back on nearly four decades in retail real estate with the likes of L Brands and Easton Town Center and finds that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The holidays are right around the corner, and as we see the adoption of new modes of retail becoming mainstream, we also expect to see consumer fulfillment preferences evolve.

Alcohol has been popular for thousands of years, but a new trend is emerging in how consumers shop for it.

Against a backdrop of a more difficult demand environment and the challenge of cost increases, including tariffs, it would have been reasonable for Dollar General’s results to have softened.

Retail technology will see innovations in areas including sustainability, mobile shopping, and automation in the coming year.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday play critical roles in the sales and viability of both online and brick-and-mortar retailers.