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Category Insights Report: Dollar Stores Redefine Themselves with Enhanced Merchandising and Mobile Apps

Retail TouchPoints

These shoppers, now between 28 and 43 years old, have become more frugal with retail purchases, noted Coresight Research analyst Sujeet Naik: “As the millennial cohort ages, their household formation rate will accelerate, reflecting more stable incomes and plans for marriage and children,” he said.

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6 POS Software Performance Metric Thrift Stores Must Track

I Vend

Thrift shopping continues to grow in popularity, particularly with millennial and Gen Z shoppers. For retailers, thrift stores have become part of the ‘mainstream’, managed with many of the key disciplines of ‘regular’ retail. But thrift retail also has its own unique characteristics and store performance indicators.

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All treats, no tricks: US retailers prepare for biggest ‘spooky season’ yet

Inside Retail

Twenty-four per cent of consumers are planning to reuse existing costumes, while 34 per cent will be buying cheaper Halloween candy. Consumers plan to shop via a combination of online and in-store retailers for Halloween products. per cent, 6 per cent, and 4.9 per cent accordingly compared to the year prior.

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Retail Management Software – The Complete Guide for 2025

I Vend

Omnichannel Integration Your customers no longer differentiate between shopping online and in-store and often want to use a blend of channels within the one transaction such as ordering online and collecting in the store (click and collect), buying online and returning in the store (BORIS) or ordering in-store for home delivery.

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Inflation’s Impact on Back-to-School Shopping

Independent Retailer

75 percent of shoppers say their top priority is getting the best price, with 77 percent planning to utilize sales tax-free periods in their state. (70%) 70%) plan to spend less on non-essential purchases as well as hunt for deals and compare prices more than they typically would. Shoppers Head In-Store. by Shopkick.

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From disjointed to seamless: How connected retail enhances operational efficiency

I Vend

Examples include information about stock levels – and using past history to accurately forecast future requirements; or information about sales activity that enables retailers to plan staff levels; or data about customer buying preferences (through all channels) that inform plans for offers and promotions.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 300 – Goodwill Finds CEO Matt Kaness

Retail Geek

So you know I’m acutely aware that you can’t control timing and, and yet the kind of put yourself out there so that was my plan last year and in doing so what I realized was I’m like I get the most energy and I do my best work when, back in the phase of a company where it’s. [33:22] Matt: [46:34] Yeah I’m.