Activity Interests Settings Styles Authors feed Categories feed Stories I wrote Drafts There is nothing in your feed at the moment. Make sure you are following any author. There is nothing in your feed at the moment. Make sure you are following any category. White House weighs in on ‘cooling’ grocery inflation For the rest of 2023, the White House Council of Economic Advisers says it expects grocery inflation to continue to abate yet remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 < 1 min read 0 Edit Trends & External Forces Consumer prices increased in February Retail News Reuters The cost of goods purchased by U.S. consumers rose 1.7 percent in February, following a 1.4 percent increase in January. Underlying inflation remains under control as demand for services such as airline travel, which have been curtailed during the pandemic, have yet to rebound. MORE ON THIS STORY… Discussions Check out RetailWire’s […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read ConsumersEconomyGovernmentCOVID19 0 Edit Trends & External Forces Pharmacists help drugstore customers find affordable meds Retail News Forbes Sixty-seven percent of American patients discovered that prescribed medicines would cost more than they expected when they went to pick them up at a pharmacy. Fifty-five percent of those asked the pharmacist on duty to help find them a less expensive alternative. MORE ON THIS STORY… Discussions Check out RetailWire’s Engaging Online […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read GovernmentDept. Pharmacy 0 Edit CPG: HBC Unilever will stop using ‘normal’ for hair and skin products Retail News ABC News Unilever will no longer use the term “normal” on packaging to describe the hair or skin types for its products. “The decision to remove ‘normal’ is one of many steps that we are taking to challenge narrow beauty ideals, as we work towards helping to end discrimination and advocating for a […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. HBCGovernmentPackagingTechnology & InnovationInclusivity 0 Edit Trends & External Forces Panda Express sued over ‘self-improvement’ training seminar Retail News The Washington Post A Panda Express cashier claims that she was forced to remove all her clothes but her underwear as part of a company-run “self-improvement” seminar in 2019. She was then told to “hug it out” with a crying male coworker who also had to remove his clothing. “This was called a […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read GovernmentMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionLegal & CriminalHealth & WellnessDept. ApparelAssociates 0 Edit Channel: Club Costco has an import problem Retail News CNN Bottlenecks at West Coast ports have caused delivery delays of some imported cheeses and other products, such as furniture, garden and lawn equipment, olive oils and seafood, to Costco’s warehouse clubs. Costco CFO Richard Galante expects to see improvements in coming months but for the near term the issue will affect the […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read CostcoInternationalGovernmentDept. DairyOperations & Supply ChainExecutivesDept. FreshDelivery 0 Edit Channel: Apparel Adidas’ five-year plan calls for big e-comm investment Retail News Bloomberg Adidas is looking to drive sales growth at an annual clip of 10 percent and plans to get there with a major investment in its consumer-direct online business. The company would like half of its sales to come from consumer-direct channels by 2025. MORE ON THIS STORY… Discussions Check out RetailWire’s Engaging […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Results & InvestmentGovernmentConsumers 0 Edit Technology & Innovation IT spending is rising on a lot of unneeded tech Retail News The Wall Street Journal Global spending on information technology is forecast to grow six percent year-over-year in 2021. A lot of that spending could be better allocated elsewhere. “With COVID, everyone’s seeing digital acceleration, but very few organizations are tracking what they’re getting in terms of business outcomes,” said James Anderson, research vice […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Technology & InnovationGovernmentSustainabilityResults & InvestmentPredictions and ForecastsInsight ProvidersEconomyCOVID19 0 Edit Department: Consumer Durables Americans are buying their clothes online Retail News CNBC Online sales of clothing jumped 47 percent in February, according to MasterCard. The credit card company reported that almost almost three-fourths of all apparel purchases made last month were made online, up from 47 percent during the same period in 2020. MORE ON THIS STORY… Discussions Check out RetailWire’s Engaging Online Discussions […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. ApparelGovernment 0 Edit CPG: Beverage Ocean Spray Wave Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. introduced Ocean Spray Wave, a naturally caffeinated sparkling water with a splash of real fruit juice. March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. BeverageDept. Fresh 0 Edit Department: Beverage 2021 Beer Report: Consumers turn to import beers thanks to reliable brands Import beers have long been known for their dollar sales contributions to the U.S. beer market due to its higher price point; however, volume sales are projected to be on the rise for the beer segment as well. March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. Adult BevDept. BeverageConsumersInternational 0 Edit Department: Beverage 2021 Beer Report: Local level lifts hard cider market Although hard ciders account for a small portion of the overall beer market, the segment has weathered the challenges of the pandemic thanks to its off-premise presence. March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. Adult BevDept. 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White House weighs in on ‘cooling’ grocery inflation For the rest of 2023, the White House Council of Economic Advisers says it expects grocery inflation to continue to abate yet remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 < 1 min read 0 Edit
Trends & External Forces Consumer prices increased in February Retail News Reuters The cost of goods purchased by U.S. consumers rose 1.7 percent in February, following a 1.4 percent increase in January. Underlying inflation remains under control as demand for services such as airline travel, which have been curtailed during the pandemic, have yet to rebound. MORE ON THIS STORY… Discussions Check out RetailWire’s […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read ConsumersEconomyGovernmentCOVID19 0 Edit
Trends & External Forces Pharmacists help drugstore customers find affordable meds Retail News Forbes Sixty-seven percent of American patients discovered that prescribed medicines would cost more than they expected when they went to pick them up at a pharmacy. Fifty-five percent of those asked the pharmacist on duty to help find them a less expensive alternative. MORE ON THIS STORY… Discussions Check out RetailWire’s Engaging Online […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read GovernmentDept. Pharmacy 0 Edit
CPG: HBC Unilever will stop using ‘normal’ for hair and skin products Retail News ABC News Unilever will no longer use the term “normal” on packaging to describe the hair or skin types for its products. “The decision to remove ‘normal’ is one of many steps that we are taking to challenge narrow beauty ideals, as we work towards helping to end discrimination and advocating for a […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. HBCGovernmentPackagingTechnology & InnovationInclusivity 0 Edit
Trends & External Forces Panda Express sued over ‘self-improvement’ training seminar Retail News The Washington Post A Panda Express cashier claims that she was forced to remove all her clothes but her underwear as part of a company-run “self-improvement” seminar in 2019. She was then told to “hug it out” with a crying male coworker who also had to remove his clothing. “This was called a […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read GovernmentMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionLegal & CriminalHealth & WellnessDept. ApparelAssociates 0 Edit
Channel: Club Costco has an import problem Retail News CNN Bottlenecks at West Coast ports have caused delivery delays of some imported cheeses and other products, such as furniture, garden and lawn equipment, olive oils and seafood, to Costco’s warehouse clubs. Costco CFO Richard Galante expects to see improvements in coming months but for the near term the issue will affect the […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read CostcoInternationalGovernmentDept. DairyOperations & Supply ChainExecutivesDept. FreshDelivery 0 Edit
Channel: Apparel Adidas’ five-year plan calls for big e-comm investment Retail News Bloomberg Adidas is looking to drive sales growth at an annual clip of 10 percent and plans to get there with a major investment in its consumer-direct online business. The company would like half of its sales to come from consumer-direct channels by 2025. MORE ON THIS STORY… Discussions Check out RetailWire’s Engaging […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Results & InvestmentGovernmentConsumers 0 Edit
Technology & Innovation IT spending is rising on a lot of unneeded tech Retail News The Wall Street Journal Global spending on information technology is forecast to grow six percent year-over-year in 2021. A lot of that spending could be better allocated elsewhere. “With COVID, everyone’s seeing digital acceleration, but very few organizations are tracking what they’re getting in terms of business outcomes,” said James Anderson, research vice […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Technology & InnovationGovernmentSustainabilityResults & InvestmentPredictions and ForecastsInsight ProvidersEconomyCOVID19 0 Edit
Department: Consumer Durables Americans are buying their clothes online Retail News CNBC Online sales of clothing jumped 47 percent in February, according to MasterCard. The credit card company reported that almost almost three-fourths of all apparel purchases made last month were made online, up from 47 percent during the same period in 2020. MORE ON THIS STORY… Discussions Check out RetailWire’s Engaging Online Discussions […] March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. ApparelGovernment 0 Edit
CPG: Beverage Ocean Spray Wave Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. introduced Ocean Spray Wave, a naturally caffeinated sparkling water with a splash of real fruit juice. March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. BeverageDept. Fresh 0 Edit
Department: Beverage 2021 Beer Report: Consumers turn to import beers thanks to reliable brands Import beers have long been known for their dollar sales contributions to the U.S. beer market due to its higher price point; however, volume sales are projected to be on the rise for the beer segment as well. March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. Adult BevDept. BeverageConsumersInternational 0 Edit
Department: Beverage 2021 Beer Report: Local level lifts hard cider market Although hard ciders account for a small portion of the overall beer market, the segment has weathered the challenges of the pandemic thanks to its off-premise presence. March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 < 1 min read Dept. Adult BevDept. BeverageCOVID19 0 Edit