Retail Analytics

Walmart Poached a Fashion Designer Who's Dressed Lady Gaga, Oprah, and Michelle Obama to Boost Sales

Insider | February 23, 2022 Walmart is unveiling two new collections inspired by fashion designer and in-house creative director Brandon...

Despite Supply Chain Challenges, Shoppers ‘Won’t Go Home Empty-handed’

National Retail Federation | November 10, 2021 Everyone is wondering how retail will withstand the 2021 holiday season with supply chain...

October Online Gains Strong as Holiday Shopping Accelerates

WWD | November 9, 2021 U.S. consumers shop earlier than ever for holiday gifts and spend more on toys, groceries, video games and gift...

This Year's Holiday Spending By The Numbers

Forbes | October 28, 2021 American Express released its Amex Trendex survey for consumer trends for this holiday season, here are the key...

Retail Sales Rose in August, Highlighting an Inconsistency of Consumer Spending

New York Times | September 16, 2021 August retail sales increased slightly highlighting an uneven pace for economic recovery. The 0.7%...

Keeping Watch on the World Economy’s Supply Chain Problem

Bloomberg | August 25, 2021 A "temporary" supply chain crunch now looks like it will last well into next year. With shortages and higher...

Lockdown Life Propels Sales Increases for Home Décor Retailers

National Retail Federation | July 28, 2021 In 2020, apparel was not what consumers where shopping. Spending time accommodating work or...

Mastercard Report: June Retail Sales Rise 11 Percent

WWD | July 9, 2021 June 2021 retail sales in the U.S. rose 11 percent over June 2020 and 10.4 percent over June 2019, according to...

Global Consumer Confidence Is Soaring, Says New Mood Media Study

WWD | June 30, 2021 After more than a year in a pandemic, consumers say they’re ready to get back to brick-and-mortar. According to a new...

Retail Sales to Now Exceed $4.44 Trillion in 2021, as NRF Revises Annual Forecast

NRF | June 5, 2021 National Retail Federation issued its revised annual forecast for 2021, anticipating retail sales will now grow...

Retail’s Rebound Sustained Through April

WWD | May 6, 2021 Retail's rebound continues. U.S. retail sales rose 23% April 2021 from April last year, and nearly 11% compared to...

For Most Retailers, a Holiday Performance That Transcends the COVID-19 Crisis

WWD | December 27, 2020 While digital sales have skyrocketed during the pandemic, foot traffic at mass chains, big-box retailers,...

Pet Retailers See A Boost During The Pandemic

Retail Dive | April 21, 2020 On March 12 — the day after President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office about COVID-19...

Amazon One-day Delivery Fuels Sales Boom — and Shipping Ambition

Retail Dive | January 31, 2020 Amazon reported that fourth quarter net product sales rose year over year to $50.5 billion from $44.7...

Target leans on data science to solve 'extremely large' retail problems

Retail Dive, December 18, 2019 Target is using the combined powers of physical presence and data science to improve the customer...

Tableau Conference 2019

The annual Tableau Conference for 2019 (TC19) has just wrapped up a six day residency in Las Vegas and it did not disappoint. This annual...