Tatiana Walk-Morris

Shoppers are seeking out videos of unboxing products, customer reviews and user experience to swap their purchasing decisions, per an MGH survey.

Parent company The Children’s Place is refocusing on it store portfolio, even as profit was cut nearly in half in its Q3 earnings.

The payments processor predicts fraud-fighting tools, embedded payments and comprehensive point-of-sale systems will be center stage in 2025.

More consumers made purchases during the five-day period than anticipated, and both stores and mobile shopping saw gains year over year.

According to an estimate by the National Retail Federation, returns will amount to 16.9% of retailers’ annual sales in 2024.

The campaign with the Kansas City wide receiver is the latest from the athletics retailer, who has partnered with a number of professional athletes throughout the season.

In April next year, the sporting goods retailer intends to introduce “full assortments” of the brand into more than 140 stores.

That’s a 12% increase compared to last season as retailers leverage the tech to drive personalization, according to a Salesforce report.

Though U.S. shoppers are slow to trust it, Temu has become the top Chinese e-commerce platform, surpassing competitors like Shein and TikTok Shop, an Omnisend survey found.

After eight straight quarters of revenue declines in the sector, spending grew 3.5% during the two weeks ending Dec. 7, according to Circana analysis.