Special Report: Cycle Shift Pent-up demand has kept registers ringing for longer than normal. Here’s how

The Big Picture After two months of gains, consumers slowed their spending in May. Overall retail

Retailers sometimes ask us about the value of professional inventory planning. We’re biased, of course, but

The Big Picture After a 10.7% surge in March, overall retail sales flattened in April, according

The Big Picture The pandemic rebound seems to be happening faster than anyone thought, with retail

Special Report: Blacks’ Recovery Roadmap The post-pandemic upswing is finally here. Unemployment is sinking, consumer confidence

The Big Picture U.S. consumer confidence is up, reaching its highest level since the start of

The Big Picture  As February wanes, we continue to see a confusing mix of economic numbers

Some readers have asked what we are focused on right now. I’d like to talk about

We admire how creative and adaptable retailers have been over the last year. They managed to

The Big Picture With the holiday season, and holiday Covid surge, now behind us we can

Before we jump into what will hopefully be a much better year ahead, let’s take a quick look at what we went through in 2020, and what we learned.