Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

We have assembled all the numbers you need, including store operations, shopper behaviors, how retailers market their businesses, and much more. If you own a retail store or are considering shop ideas for a new one, take a look at the stats below. Retail Statistics: The Big Picture. Physical Stores.

Specialty Store 138

Specialty Store Specialty Retailers Social Commerce Advertising 138

Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 30, 2023

Department stores, a mall staple, have been in decline for at least a decade. Between 2007 and 2018 the number of department stores in the United States declined by 1,159 while the segment featuring the highest growth, dollar stores, saw its store count increase by 12,535 stores.

Shopping 98

Shopping Department Stores Location Planning 98

VMS

AUGUST 11, 2021

Overall, key retail trends from July include: Child Tax Credit Boosts Department Stores and Apparel Sales : The first of six monthly Child Tax Credit payments provided parents with an infusion of cash during the peak back-to-school shopping season, with Apparel (+80% YOY) and Department Store (+44.8%

Jewelry 72

Jewelry Merchant Services Payment Services Department Stores 72

Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

New ultra fast fashion competitors like ASOS and Boohoo entered the market and did what Forever 21 did but better. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. Aggressive store expansion and failure to adapt to eCommerce. Do you like this content?

Fast Fashion 98

Fast Fashion Fashion Apparel Department Stores 98

Retail Next

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

And of course, there has been a tremendous amount of speculation on why JCPenney is in the precarious position of today – Ron Johnson, market forces, Amazon, etc. have all been blamed and many believe there is not a path for this storied retailer to recover. Having recently visited the renovated lab store in Hurst, TX, I have hope.

Department Stores 72

Department Stores Inventory Management Shipping Location 72

Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 30, 2022

“As part of our recently announced Consumer Direct Acceleration strategy, we are doubling down on our approach with Nike Digital and our owned stores, as well as a smaller number of strategic partners who share our vision to create a consistent, connected, and modern shopping experience,” Nike said in a statement. Do you like this content?

Wholesale 98

Wholesale Department Stores Bar Codes Consumer 98

Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Beneficiaries included Department Stores, Apparel and Luxury, which all saw double-digit growth. . Key retail trends were a continuation from the strong holiday season, including: . The shift back to services: The pandemic arrested a decades-long trend of more spending on services vs goods. YOY and 9.8%

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Department Stores Apparel Jewelry 52

Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 31, 2022

Nordstrom on the other hand has weathered many tests of time and is thought to be one of strongest department stores. The brand set up popup shops in Nordstrom stores around the United States. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox.

Returns 98

Returns Department Stores Beauty and Health Shopping 98

Rangeme

JUNE 14, 2022

These programs lead to more loyal customers since 47% say they spend more with the supermarket whose program they belong to, according to the Data and Marketing Association in London. Grocery store loyalty programs in the U.S. Loyalty programs are popular in the U.K., where 65% of the population is signed up with a supermarket scheme.

Supermarket 98

Supermarket Consumer Department Stores Shopping 98

Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Warby Parker Warby Parker which was founded over a decade ago in 2010 is often looked at as the crème de la crème of direct-to-consumer retailers. The eyeglass retailer famously disrupted the market for prescription eyeglasses with a slick website and a try-before-you-buy from home program which captured the hearts of millions of customers.

Consumer 98

Consumer Returns Advertising Marketing 98

Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

"Marks & Spencer may have been late to the grocery e-commerce party, but arriving with Ocado in arm, it's muscled into a prime spot on the dance floor, and is enjoying the hits" , said Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Do you like this content? Improving Digital.

Drop-Shipping 95

Drop-Shipping Markdowns Planning Grocer 95

Indigo 9 Digital

AUGUST 18, 2023

According to Glossier’s former chief marketing officer, Ali Weiss: “even when we started ITG [Into the Gloss] back in 2010, it was never about beauty products — it was always about learning about products through people. not through an airbrushed ad or a brand-appointed spokesperson in a department store.

Department Stores 52

Department Stores Retail Trends Promotions Consumer 52

Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 12, 2023

Walmart saw a future in discount retailing and aggressively went after that market chipping away over time at consumers that once would have shopped at Sears. Most mid-priced retailers like Sears or JCPenney or Gap are struggling not just because of poor assortments but due to consumer economics. billion and $32.6

Merchant Services 111

Merchant Services Consumer Management Department Stores 111

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 30, 2022

The Chinese eCommerce market, filled with innovation and highly skilled companies, has been one to watch for many years. Add to that a maturing and highly competitive eCommerce market in China as well as a slowing Chinese economy and Alibaba isn’t growing as fast as it used to. Invest in other brick and mortar retailers.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Fulfillment Department Stores Shipping 52

Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 4, 2022

Alibaba has different websites to serve different markets including Lazada and AliExpress. Amazon operates as Amazon in international markets but with a unique url for each specific country it operates in. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox.

Merchant Services 52

Merchant Services Advertising Department Stores Wholesale 52

Rangeme

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

department store Selfridges, and the refurbishment company Restory provides a similar example. Restory is offering to refurbish Selfridges customers’ bags and shoes, to give them a new lease of life, in an alliance that underlines how the store recognizes consumers are feeling the pinch and is adjusting accordingly. #3.

Consumer 52

Consumer Advertising Department Stores Finance 52

Rangeme

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The giant German retailer Schwarz Group , owner of retailers such as Lidl, has made huge investments in the circular economy, while Finnish grocer Kesko has promised to reach net-zero by 2030. For example, retailers are anxious to find new suppliers in product categories that reflect the changing times.

Grocer 52

Grocer Consumer Department Stores Supermarket 52

Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 27, 2022

With Shipt’s network of local shoppers and their current market penetration, we will move from days to hours, dramatically accelerating our ability to bring affordable same-day delivery to guests across the country,” said John Mulligan, Target’s chief operating officer, in 2017 following the purchase of Shipt. Do you like this content?

Department Stores 52

Department Stores Shopping Fulfillment Consumer 52

Rangeme

MAY 31, 2022

Getting a beauty makeover at a major department store left her feeling unrecognizable, and not in a good way. Their vertically integrated supply chain and ability to identify upcoming trends on social media allows Multitasky to launch FUNctional and aesthetic lifestyle products into the market in just two weeks.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Department Stores Fulfillment Consumer 52

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 31, 2023

But the truth is Nordstrom’s failure in Canada can’t be simplified, by saying, as many are, that Nordstrom didn’t understand the Canadian market. Nordstrom operates in one of the hardest categories in retail, apparel and accessories. Over the past decade that Nordstrom has been in Canada there have been material changes in the market.

Apparel 97

Apparel Department Stores Beauty and Health Wholesale 97

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

Think about the days when Sears was the largest retailer in the world. The fall of Sears and other department stores has only served to usher in a new kind of department store, the big box store. Customers love it but it’s costly for retailers. Do you like this content? eCommerce isn’t cheap.

Drop-Shipping 98

Drop-Shipping Advertising Fulfillment Consumer 98

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 3, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Do you shop at department stores? The reality is that over the years a slew of retailers have feasted on department stores as if they are an appetizing dish at lunch. That’s the trouble facing department stores. Become a lifestyle retailer. Discount less.

Department Stores 52

Department Stores Promotions Location Shopping 52

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 16, 2022

For example, Ulta Beauty has found its salon customers make twice as many trips to an Ulta Beauty store as those who do not use those services. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Make your store Instagram friendly.

Promotions 64

Promotions Location Shopping Store Layout 64

Rangeme

MARCH 29, 2022

Ecommerce Statistics for 2022 – Chatbots, Voice, Omni-Channel Marketing. Even after vaccinations, Baby Boomers are the least likely to go in-store more often than other generations at 54%, compared to Gen X (39%), Millennials (44%) and Gen Z (40%). Amazon is opening a clothing store next to Nordstrom and JC Penney. CNN Business.

Checkout 52

Checkout Supermarket Department Stores Shopping 52

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Nike CFO Matt Friend said on a recent investor call that Nike was experiencing “meaningful shifts in consumer traffic in key markets – particularly in Greater China, where bricks-and-mortar traffic declined as much as double-digits versus the prior year”. Traffic softness, he added, was not confined to physical outlets alone.

Marketing 130

Marketing Department Stores Beauty and Health Finance 130

A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Digital content creator and TikToK influencer, Putri Elizabeth Napitupulu, with Tejas Dave, Founder & CEO of eBusiness Guru and Avasam, along with Avani Vispute, TikTok Influencer Marketing Manager at eBusiness Guru spoke at the Licensing Lab about leveraging TikToK.

Fashion 94

Fashion Accessories Department Stores Shopping 94

Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Is it great marketing or is it worth the hype? Even great marketing and hundreds of millions of social media followers can’t create a billion dollar brand in less than five years. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4.

Apparel 96

Apparel Fashion Markdowns Marketing 96