Retail Trends

Remember when everyone was talking about the white-hot athleisure business? This chatter has faded away over the last couple of years as tailored clothing categories have soared. But athleisure has

The Big Picture By all accounts it looks like it was a good holiday season for many retailers, although not as strong as last year. MasterCard reported a 3.1% increase

Last year we identified a worrying trend of excess inventory building up in our client stores. Although all of these stores were forced to run lean in 2020 and 2021

The Big Picture As we wrap up the year, the economy continues to improve. The unemployment rate fell in November, and the stock market recently reached new highs on news

While 2023 saw a slowdown from the post pandemic sales boom, business was still pretty decent. We are returning to a normalized sales cycle — finally — and the economy

The Big Picture Overall retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in October, as consumers took a pause before their holiday shopping began at full steam. Sales

To the surprise of many, the post-pandemic sales momentum we saw in 2022 continued into this year, bringing higher sales gains than we typically see in the normal retail cycle.

The Big Picture Despite war abroad and government chaos at home, the U.S. consumer can’t seem to stop spending. Overall retail sales ticked up 0.7% in September, outpacing predictions, and

The Big Picture Overall retail sales grew faster than expected in August, up 0.6% compared to a 0.5% increase in July. This was mostly due to high gas prices, according

The holiday season is quickly upon us so it’s a good time to check in with our best practices for end-of-the-year sales in a normalized market. Let’s remember that coming