Major Retail Trends for H2 2025 Are AI, Value Spending & Supply Shifts

The first half of the year was a learning curve for everyone. The economic uncertainties with the ever-changing tariffs put in place, rapid accelerations in artificial intelligence, cautious consumer spending…

Amazon Prime Day 2025 Focused on Targeted Deals Over Quantity

This year’s Prime Day, aka “Black Friday in July,” occurred in an unsteady retail market: the ever-changing tariffs, the cost of living continuing to rise and a volatile changing stock…

Back-to-School Spending Focuses on Essentials Amid Economic Uncertainty

With the back-to-school shopping season already underway, Deloitte and PWC have released reports giving insights into this year’s consumer sentiment and how the major spending season is set to shape…

Walmart’s Selling a Hoka Sneaker Copycat: What’s With the Dupes?

Dupe culture’s the trend, and there may not be much that brands can do about it. The latest example is a pair of Avia shoes that sold out on Walmart.…

Retail Firms Must Innovate to Reclaim Brand Relevance

The consumer products market is currently at a critical crossroads. Confidence within the industry continues to decline given the cost of living, the volatile nature of the economy and an…

Why Women Feel Misunderstood by Brands: Insights on Buying Power

Women owning their spending power is nothing new — so why are so many brands failing to connect? To better understand the spending power of women today, The Collective, the…

Gen Z Leads Value Spending Trend: Purpose-Driven Shopping Rises

Consumers are putting values first — even at a time of economic struggle. According to data from a new survey of 2,000 U.S. and Canadian consumers from Lightspeed Commerce Inc.,…

Are Shoppers Nearing Their Breaking Point?

Kearney’s latest Consumer Stress Index report predicts that the current market is in a moment of calm before the storm with calculations of consumer sentiment mirroring consumer behavior and spending…

Luxury Shoppers Are Investing in Handbags and Luxury Goods Over Stocks

In a new report, Whatnot, the live shopping marketplace, looks at how shoppers are spending on luxury goods. A Censuswide survey commissioned by Whatnot polled 2,000 luxury goods shoppers in…

Retailers Struggle to Build Consumer Trust

Despite AI technology coming to the rescue with solutions to clean up retail’s counterfeit problem, the fraud economy keeps growing. With many misconceptions about the impact of counterfeits, Entrupy Inc.,…