Tag: Shopping

Retail sales continued to grow in September even as consumers faced continuing economic pressures, according to the NRF.

Back-to-school spending is expected to reach an unparalleled $41.5 billion, up from $36.9 billion last year and the previous high of $37.1 billion in 2021. Back-to-college spending is expected to hit $94 billion, about $20 billion more than last year’s record.

Sensormatic Solutions, a global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls, has released its annual in-store traffic recap for the 2022 holiday season.

Just in time for the holidays, The Department of Homeland Security has released a Consumer Shopping Guide to in holiday shopping efforts.

A record 196.7 million Americans shopped in stores and online during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday.

An estimated 166.3 million people are planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

Participation in Halloween-related activities will resume to pre-pandemic levels, with 69 percent of consumers planning to celebrate the holiday this year, up from 65 percent in 2021

Back-to-school season can be stressful for many kids and their parents—especially with online school shopping scams.

New Jersey’s plastic bag ban is leading to rampant theft of shopping baskets at grocery stores in the state.

Valentine’s Day spending is expected to reach $23.9 billion this year, up from $21.8 billion in 2021 and the second-highest year on record.