It’s clear that high inflation, which some overly optimistic economists had predicted would be a short-lived phenomenon, is now a persistent problem. Nowhere is the financial squeeze it causes more immediately evident to most Americans than at the supermarket. Leslie Sarasin, president and chief executive officer of FMI – The Food Industry Association, and Ricky
Shopping in physical stores may be coming back in style. NPD Group reported at the end of November that in-store retail sales had risen to pre-pandemic levels, while the growth of online sales was slowing. “Physical stores are more relevant today than they were before the pandemic,” said Marshal Cohen, chief retail industry advisor for
As a shopper approaches a store and the doors slide open, warm air rushes out and cold air pushes the customer inside. But who is that shopper? Someone who loves the retailer, or someone who tolerates it? And, most importantly, someone who spends money within the store or prioritizes their hard-earned dollars elsewhere? The idea