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Adults Are Buying More Toys as Families Cut Back
Adults Are Buying More Toys as Families Cut Back
May 14, 2024  |  Retail

Parents are buying fewer toys and games for their children, but adult collectors are still splurging on premium dolls, figurines and such, and toy and game...

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Fashion Shoppers’ Shift to Digital Sends Physical Retailers Packing
Fashion Shoppers’ Shift to Digital Sends Physical Retailers Packing
May 14, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers are increasingly buying clothing from third-party digital marketplaces, forcing more retailers to close shop. Most recently, Ted Baker’s North American business announced Friday (May 10) that amid...

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Small Retailers Struggle to Bounce Back From the Pandemic
Small Retailers Struggle to Bounce Back From the Pandemic
May 13, 2024  |  Retail

As many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have spent the last year recovering from the impact of the pandemic, mom-and-pop retailers have struggled to regain...

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CPG Subscriptions Eat Into Walmart’s Grocery Share
CPG Subscriptions Eat Into Walmart’s Grocery Share
May 13, 2024  |  Subscriptions

Increasingly, when consumers go to the grocery store, it is just to buy food, such that leading grocery retailers are losing share of center-aisle products to eCommerce...

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High-Income Consumers’ Rising Secondhand Purchasing Drives Luxury Consignment Growth
High-Income Consumers’ Rising Secondhand Purchasing Drives Luxury Consignment Growth
May 07, 2024  |  Retail

With high-income shoppers disproportionately growing their adoption of secondhand retail channels, The RealReal is seeing its consignment business grow. The luxury resale online marketplace shared in its...

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ThredUp: Low Consumer Confidence Is Keeping Shoppers From Clothing Splurges
ThredUp: Low Consumer Confidence Is Keeping Shoppers From Clothing Splurges
May 06, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers continue to feel economic pressures constrain their budgets, ThredUp sees shoppers pull back on buying clothes — even lower-cost secondhand ones. On a call with...

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Five Ways Consumers Are Pumping the Brakes on Spending
Five Ways Consumers Are Pumping the Brakes on Spending
May 06, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

We may be witnessing the beginnings of a great pullback in consumer spending. At least in some areas. As paycheck-to-paycheck living remains a reality for most U.S. consumers,...

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Sam Ash Closes Stores as Musicians Turn to Amazon
Sam Ash Closes Stores as Musicians Turn to Amazon
May 06, 2024  |  Retail

As Amazon gains share in hobby retail categories, specialty retailers such as Sam Ash are taking a hit. The music retailer announced Thursday (May 2) that it is closing all its...

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Artsy Shoppers Are Ditching Craft Stores for More Convenient eCommerce Options
Artsy Shoppers Are Ditching Craft Stores for More Convenient eCommerce Options
April 29, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers are cutting back on nice-to-haves like craft supplies, and even when they do buy these items, they are increasingly choosing retail giants such as Amazon,...

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