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Retail Sales Up 9.8 Percent Higher in March

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economists were already anticipating a gain of at least 6.1 Food and beverage, clothing and sporting goods were the main categories driving spending. Bars and restaurants experienced at 13.4 percent rise, while clothing and accessories gained 18.3 percent and sporting goods raked in a gain of 23.5

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How Puma is Using AI-Powered Styling to ‘Brainstorm’ with its Customers — and Increase AOV

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Anyone who shops online has probably at some point fallen victim to “ inspiration clickbait.” Much like an article that doesn’t live up to its catchy headline, Rohan Deuskar describes inspiration clickbait as compelling shopping content (most often visual) that ends up driving a user into a disappointing, bland ecommerce experience.

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NRF Says 2021 Holiday Sales Grew 14.1 Percent to Record $886.7 Billion

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percent at $218.9 November-December holiday sales saw year-over-year gains across the board, led by increases at clothing, sporting goods and general merchandise stores. Sporting goods stores, up 20.9 General merchandise stores, up 15.2 percent over 2020 to $886.7 Percent to Record $886.7