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Consumers Just Keep Spending Online: Here’s How to Keep it Going this Holiday Season and into 2024

Retail TouchPoints

However, the overall data masks some key data points that may be of concern to retailers, including data showing declines in discretionary categories such as furniture (-1.0%) and sporting goods (-1.6%). And with less inflation, consumers will regain some spending power. But there are possible headwinds on the horizon.

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Q2 2021 Roundup: How Target, Macy’s and Foot Locker Harnessed Consumer Optimism

Retail TouchPoints

The spring and early summer was an optimistic time for many consumers who finally emerged from lockdowns looking to refresh their wardrobes and find items suited for smaller local outings during the warmer months. Retail rode strong into Q2 2021 as shoppers returned to stores even as digital sales remained elevated.

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Footwear Brands Can Connect With Consumers Over Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers are increasingly voting with their feet when it comes to the issues that affect our world and our nation. Citizen Shoppers’ entreat companies to not just sit back and sell goods and services, but to also work toward improving the environment around us. The sustainable footwear market was $7.5 Don’t Stop at Shoes.

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Holiday Sales Grew 4% to Top $994 Billion, Exceeding Expectations

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers came out to spend this holiday season and clearly underscored the solid growth in the U.S. The spending pace was back to pre-pandemic growth and indicates a good start for the year ahead. The 2024 figures were driven in part by lower inflation compared with 2023, particularly for goods. General merchandise: up 2.4%

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Delta variant takes a bite out of July’s retail sales

Retail Wire

percent as a surge of COVID-19 cases connected primarily to the Delta variant made Americans more cautious about shopping in stores. Consumers cut back their spending at retailers selling clothing, furniture and sporting goods, according to Commerce Department data. Retail sales in July fell 1.1

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The Post-COVID Store: How to Tap the Pent-Up Need for Interaction Without Sacrificing Safety

Retail TouchPoints

“The retailers that really invested in buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), shops-within-shops in larger footprint locations or even experiential retail — those retailers really started to thrive during this time,” said Joe Scaretta, Co-CEO and Founder of CS Hudson in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. said Scaretta. “

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Dick’s Sporting Goods’ preps new outdoors concept for city dwellers

Retail Wire

Dick’s Sporting Goods is launching a new outdoors concept called Public Lands with two stores: one in Columbus, OH, and the other in Pittsburgh. Shops within the store will feature products for dedicated activities such as biking, camping and hiking.