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Rob Samtmann | Jun 14, 2021 |
Retail News

Revenge Shopping: What's In Store For The U.S.

No less an oracle than Anna Wintour herself has declared that luxury goods sales and travel will become hot commodities once again due to the pent-up demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.  “’People have been locked up for a long time and they are going to want to spend. They are going to want […]
Rob Samtmann | May 18, 2021 |
Retail News

Tractor Supply is Winning Over Rural America

Thanks to several factors in and out of its control, Tractor Supply last week reported that first quarter net sales rose 42.5% to $2.79 billion. E-commerce sales “experienced triple-digit percentage growth for the fourth consecutive quarter,” according to a company press release. Store comps rose 38.6% (well above the 4.3% increase in the year-ago quarter), […]
Rob Samtmann | May 04, 2021 |
Retail News

Did Retailers Miss the Signs?

As suburban populations grew over the past decade, retailers consistently ignored the trend in favor of cities. In 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States sparked much talk of an “urban exodus” in which white-collar workers – freed from being tethered to physical offices by the rise of permanent work-from-home arrangements […]
Rob Samtmann | Apr 16, 2021 |
Retail News

JOANN Crafts A Comeback!

Riding The Etsy Boom To An IPO When Kimberly Hamlin decided to start selling high-end masks to brides, grooms and the rest of their bridal parties on Etsy last summer, she headed straight to the JOANN store around the corner from her house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to thumb through bolts of lace, cotton and […]
Rob Samtmann | Apr 07, 2021 |
Retail News

The Remote Work "Revolution" May Be Overblown

One year after the Covid-19 pandemic forced millions of workers to start clocking in from home, many companies are thinking about how to bring their employees back into the office. A number of firms think the past 12 months have proven the merits of remote work, and have pledged more flexible schedules. But increasingly, there […]
Rob Samtmann | Mar 12, 2021 |
Retail News

TJX, Dollar Stores And Lots More Are Opening Lots More Stores In 2021

Reports of the death of physical stores seem to be greatly exaggerated. Don’t believe it? Ask TJX, the dollar stores, Five Below and lots of other retailers.
Rob Samtmann | Feb 08, 2021 |
Retail News

Retail Predictions for 2021

The pandemic, and recovery from it, will likely define the year as consumers look to refresh their wardrobes and retailers hold on to new practices that worked, analysts say. After a year that unfolded unlike anybody’s predictions, the retail industry and its analysts are trying to game out what 2021 could look like as COVID-19 […]
Rob Samtmann | Dec 29, 2020 |
Retail News

Properties Near Aldi Perform Better

If you’re thinking about investing in a rental property, you might want to look at buying near an ALDI, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ annual 2020 Grocery Store Wars analysis. Properties near an ALDI had an average gross flipping ROI of 58 percent, compared to properties near a Whole Foods, which had an average gross […]
Rob Samtmann | Dec 10, 2020 |
Retail News

Five Most Important Retail Events of 2020

The Five Most Important Retail Events of 2020 Had Almost Nothing to Do With COVID-19 Oh, what a year — the coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, and rightfully so. However, the year was also punctuated by some important retail milestones that had nothing to do with the pandemic itself, milestones that, when one […]
Rob Samtmann | Nov 19, 2020 |
Retail News

Wealth From Health

Walmart, Kohl’s And Big Drug Chains Look For Wealth From Health Who knew that a key to retail health and wellness was health and wellness itself? More and more retailers are expanding their efforts in providing goods and services to keep both their customers and their bottom lines healthy. While CVS may have been the […]

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