Dept. Sporting goods

  1. Trends & External Forces

Inflation is cooling, but prices on many items are going to stay high for months

Inflation may be cooling. But, for most Americans, the price of a cup of coffee or a bag of groceries hasn’t budged. In the months ahead, the big question is whether consumers will start to feel relief, too. Over the past few months, many of the key factors that fueled a four-decade high in inflation […]
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Retail Media will add Fuel to the Fire for M&A in AdTech

If you think those “sponsored” products on Amazon are an innocuous little niche of advertising, think again. Those sponsored positions are what are now known as retail media, which has become the third-largest U.S. digital advertising channel after paid search and paid social campaigns. Even more impressive, eMarketer expects it to nearly double, from $31 […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

NRF: Holiday sales grew 5.3% to $936.3 billion

WASHINGTON – Retail sales during 2022’s November-December holiday season grew 5.3% over 2021 to $936.3 billion, falling short of the National Retail Federation’s forecast amid continuing inflation and high interest rates, NRF said today. While holiday growth was less than expected, sales for the year grew 7% over 2021 to $4.9 trillion, meeting NRF’s forecast […]
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  1. Channel: Club

Costco’s December sales beat shows the Club holding is still the retailer to own

[[“value”:”Club holding Costco Wholesale (COST) delivered strong sales growth in December, demonstrating the retailer’s ability to consistently attract customers despite gathering economic headwinds. For the 5 weeks ended Jan. 1, Costco’s net sales increased 7% year-over year, to $23.8 billion, the company reported Thursday. Total comparable sales, which excludes the impact of fluctuations in gasoline […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Pickleball popularity exploded last year, with more than 36 million playing the sport

South Pasadena, CA – July 23: Pete Dinero, right, eyes a shot as his partner David Valera looks on as they play pickleball at the Arroyo Seco Racquet Club in South Pasadena on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Keith Birmingham Getty Images Terri Graham, the co-founder of the Minto US Open Pickleball Championships, the largest event […]
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  1. Department: Food

U.S. Inflation: How Much Have Prices Increased?

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November sales dip vs. October, up from last year

WASHINGTON – November retail sales were down from October, when inflation worries prompted a surge of early holiday shopping. But retailers’ November sales still reflected solid year-over-year growth that marked a strong start to the holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation. “Consumers continued to spend on household priorities and holiday gifts for loved […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

2022 Retail Ranking: Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Key takeaways Almost 1-in-4 shoppers spent the most at Amazon during Cyber-5 Home goods and furnishings retailers lost top wallet share lapping difficult pandemic comps Dollar stores and warehouse clubs gained top wallet share as consumers traded down on inflation Earnest Analytics First Choice Retailer Methodology The Earnest First Choice Retailer Rankings are based on […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Report: Black Friday turnout ‘solid’

NEW YORK — Consumers embraced the opportunity to return to physical stores on Black Friday to participate with family and friends in “the sport of shopping,” according to Coresight Research’s annual tour of malls, outlets, super-regional centers, downtown locations and neighborhood centers in the United States and Canada. Going to malls, in particular, was an […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Beneath Walmart’s Top Toy List, a Retail Price, Inventory and Payment War Is Brewing

Christmas might come early this year as retailers hedge an uncertain outlook with earlier sales events and an attempt to start gift buying sooner and drive more sales in final months of 2022. This was evident Tuesday (Aug. 30) as Walmart unveiled its 2022 Top Toy List “to help families plan ahead and save on […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart Launches Drive to Recruit UK Sellers to its US Online Marketplace

BENTONVILLE, Ark. and LONDON, UK., June 13, 2022 —Walmart has begun a major push to bring U.K. exporters to its flagship U.S. Walmart Marketplace, a well-established online marketplace where a trusted community of third-party sellers serve a growing base of more than 120 million loyal U.S. shoppers each month.Sellers approved to join the marketplace will […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Today in Data: As Stores Reopen, Customers Seek Personalized eCommerce

Today in data, as retailers report higher in-store sales, consumers say they prefer tailored online shopping experiences. Data $1.05B: First quarter sales by Urban Outfitters, which reports a dip in eCommerce shopping and a rise in in-store traffic 9%: Drop in eCommerce sales from 2021 reported by Dick’s Sporting Goods as customers returned to the […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

Dick’s Digital Declines as Customers Return to Stores

Dick’s Sporting Goods doesn’t expect the struggles it reported in the first quarter of 2022 to get much better during the rest of the year, saying it sees comparable store sales struggling to ever break even year-over-year during the rest of this year after an 8.4% drop in Q1. The retailer pointed to “evolving macroeconomic […]
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  1. Channel: Club

Jason & Scot Show Episode 290 – Shoptalk 2022

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. In episode 290 we recap all the key trends and news from the ShopTalk 2022 tradeshow. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook ????? ShopTalk held it’s first in-person show since 2019, May […]
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  1. Merchandising

Supply Chain in Crisis: How to Combat Issues in On-Shelf Availability

Out of stocks (OOS) and phantom inventory (PI). Two terms that strike fear with any brand regardless of size or influence.
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Kroger considers Disney+ perk for grocery delivery members

​US retail giant Kroger is reportedly in talks with the Walt Disney Company to offer the Disney+ streaming service as a benefit to paying members of its Kroger Boost grocery delivery programme. The post Kroger considers Disney+ perk for grocery delivery members appeared first on Retail Insight Network.
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Sam’s Club Expands Store Rollout of AI-Powered Exit Tech

Walmart-owned Sam’s Club says it’s turning to artificial intelligence to speed up its own exit technology. Instead of requiring store staff to check members’ purchases against their receipts when leaving the store, Sam’s Club customers who pay either at a register or through the Scan & Go mobile app can now walk out of the […]
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