NPD: Consumers are shopping less, but spending more per visitThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the average amount U.S. consumers spend on each shopping occasion, both online and in-store. Walgreens in strategic agreement with New York State’s largest health care providerWalgreens has entered into a five-year partnership with Northwell Health to advance “health equity” throughout New York State and expand digital health services and retail and specialty services for its residents. Double-digit holiday sales increase is retailers ‘to lose,’ says AlixPartners Holiday sales are poised for one of their biggest increases in decades. Panasonic acquires Blue Yonder in $7.1 billion blockbuster deal Panasonic is now the full owner of Blue Yonder. Survey: Nearly half of consumers will boost holiday spending Many shoppers intend to spend more money on the holidays in 2021 due to COVID-19’s impact on their 2020 celebrations. Retail sales make strong rebound in August Sales at retail stores surged in August despite supply chain issues and concern over the spreading Delta variant. Dutch Bros. goes public with big expansion plans Dutch Bros. Inc. made its public debut Wednesday, after its initial public offering came in well above expectations. Survey: 36% of holiday shoppers to increase spending, highest number since 2018 Another study is forecasting a record holiday for retailers — and cautions them to pay attention to consumers’ changing habits around media consumption. Deloitte sees strong holiday growth with sales increasing 7% to 9% Elevated consumer spending on services and continued growth in e-commerce is expected to make for a merry holiday season for retailers. Mastercard: U.S. holiday sales to rise 7.4% this year All signs point to a bullish holiday season for retailers, online and off. First Previous 167 168 169 170 171 Next Last