A recent study, by Seattle-based group Placed, found 40% of the shoppers participated in showrooming and concluded the threat to retailers may be more serious than they realize. The study was based on survey results from nearly 15,000 people. Retailers…
The Nielsen Co. is out with its quarterly assessment of consumer confidence in the US, which it says shows "the biggest jump in Consumer Confidence since 2008."Highlights: "The "biggest jump in Consumer Confidence since the beginning of the Great Recession…
Some 65% of consumers abandon e-commerce sites that don't let them quickly find what they're looking for, according to a survey. The survey detailed consumers' pet peeves with online and brick-and-mortar stores, including out of stock inventory and having to…
About 29,000 of the 165,000 new jobs created in April were at retail companies, including 14,800 positions added at general-merchandise retailers, according to the report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which also revealed that the unemployment rate…
Even in adulthood, shoppers' purchases and cooking habits are influenced by their mothers, according to a white paper by Sullivan Higdon & Sink. "It's not just what we buy, it's also why we buy certain types of food -- like…
Data from a Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey showed that 56% to 58% of respondents oppose taxes on soda and candy, while 21% to 23% were in favor of such taxes. Researchers found that many respondents doubt that taxing the items would…
Congress is in recess this week, but debate over sales tax fairness hasn't taken a vacation. NRF Vice President and Tax Counsel Rachelle Bernstein took to the airwaves on the PBS "NewsHour" with Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill and eBay's Brian…
Teenagers are natural social media pros, writes Mike Figliuolo, who notes that his daughter is racking up a sizable following on YouTube through a combination of ambition, skill and an intuitive understanding of principles such as search engine optimization and…
Robert Narveson, incoming chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, says he is "absolutely convinced of the power of community pharmacy to dramatically improve the welfare of humanity." At the annual NACDS meeting, he said, "As the demand…