inflation

Retailers Pull Back as Shoppers Tighten Wallets
Retailers Pull Back as Shoppers Tighten Wallets
March 17, 2022  |  Retail

Shoppers are showing the power of the pocketbook by rebuffing efforts by some apparel retailers and department stores to raise their prices as inflation continues...

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Inflation Inflicts Damage as Even High Earners Find it Tough to Make Ends Meet
Inflation Inflicts Damage as Even High Earners Find it Tough to Make Ends Meet
March 17, 2022  |  Economy

Buckle up for a wild show as COVID exits stage left while a new villain — inflation — swoops in from all sides, weakening the...

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Instacart Fees Up 24% in January YoY; CEO ‘Worried’ Inflation May Push Them Higher
Instacart Fees Up 24% in January YoY; CEO ‘Worried’ Inflation May Push Them Higher
March 16, 2022  |  Delivery

Instacart is facing steep challenges with rising inflation making food more expensive, according to a Bloomberg report. Many kinds of meals are getting more expensive,...

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Airline Stocks Get Bounce From Strong Booking Trends That Defy War, COVID-19 and Cost
Airline Stocks Get Bounce From Strong Booking Trends That Defy War, COVID-19 and Cost
March 15, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Airplanes have a primary function: the ability to go up and down. So it is with the outlook for air travel in 2022 —one week...

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U.S. Consumers Made $1.7T in Pandemic eCommerce Purchases 
U.S. Consumers Made $1.7T in Pandemic eCommerce Purchases 
March 15, 2022  |  eCommerce

U.S. consumers spent $1.7 trillion online from March 2020 to February 2022, Adobe announced during the kickoff of the Adobe Summit on Tuesday (March 15)....

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New Survey Shows Main Street Businesses Fighting Economic Uncertainty With 3 Key Investments
New Survey Shows Main Street Businesses Fighting Economic Uncertainty With 3 Key Investments
March 15, 2022  |  SMBs

Main Street U.S.A. business owners have endured two years of false starts and lost sales due to the pandemic, but many are optimistic about putting...

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Today in Retail: Discount Stores Become More Popular as Inflation Rises; UK Modernizes ‘Basket of Goods’ to Reflect Consumption Habits
Today in Retail: Discount Stores Become More Popular as Inflation Rises; UK Modernizes ‘Basket of...
March 14, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, SoftBank sells $1 billion in shares of eCommerce platform Coupang while brand aggregator Flummox raises $12.9 million to invest in its portfolio....

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Today in Food Commerce: Grocery Prices Skyrocket; DoorDash Expands White-Label Offerings
Today in Food Commerce: Grocery Prices Skyrocket; DoorDash Expands White-Label Offerings
March 11, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Today in food commerce, grocery inflation soars, and Red Robin gears up for a new virtual brand launch. Plus, Tom Pickett, chief revenue officer at...

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Today in Retail: Consumers Navigating Highest Grocery Prices Since the 1980s; Savage X Fenty Lingerie Brand Eyeing IPO
Today in Retail: Consumers Navigating Highest Grocery Prices Since the 1980s; Savage X Fenty Lingerie...
March 11, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Ulta Beauty holds its own in the increasingly competitive beauty care sector, while APIs play an important role for businesses when it...

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