Grocery Retail 2019: Five predictionsGrocery retail is going through a significant reinvention as it continues to move into the era of the consumer. Walmart leads in holiday ad spend but Amazon coming up fastAmazon is doubling down on national TV ads even as Walmart and Target are cutting back. Retail and Taxation: What to expect in 2019 Here are three retail-related tax predictions from Greg Chapman, senior VP at tax compliance firm Avalara. Express earnings, sales beat Street, but cuts guidance on weak November Express reported a strong third quarter, but it sounded a warning note about the holiday quarter and revised its earnings and sales outlook downward amid “challenging traffic” and a “highly promotional” apparel environment. It’s beginning to look like a mobile Christmas More consumers kicked off their holiday shopping through mobile devices and social media. When did the most Black Friday weekend sales really occur? Online transactions rose during Thanksgiving weekend, however that’s not when the strongest growth happened. Jeff Edison on neighborhood centers The next best option to online purchase and delivery is a shopping center three miles from home. Retailers fall short in BOPIS offerings While larger companies are embracing buy-online pick-up-in-store services quicker than smaller brands, there is still plenty of room for improvement. Guess reports Q3 loss, pays European Commission fine Guess is inching closer to resolving a dispute with the European Commission, however fines have taken a toll on the retailer’s third quarter earnings. Burlington Stores crushes Q3 earnings estimates Burlington Stores blew past third quarter earnings estimates and raised its full year guidance. First Previous 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 Next Last