Consumers are buying more from generative AI’s suggestions: Adobe

A report highlighted that using generative AI tools for shopping leads customers to more purchases in electronics and jewelry.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 27, 2025

Levi’s CEO: ‘If the wallet’s tighter, then we have to work harder’

Pickier shoppers just means higher execution is needed from the denim brand, Michelle Gass said. But a little help from Beyoncé never hurts.

By Cara Salpini • March 27, 2025

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How the payments landscape is changing

As the space rapidly shifts, the future is for anyone's taking. 

By Retail Dive staff

Consumer expectations for future plunge to 12-year low on tariff anxiety

Pessimism about price pressures rose, with expectations for inflation in 12 months increasing to 6.2% this month from 5.8% in February, the Conference Board said.

By Jim Tyson • March 25, 2025

Gen Alpha tweens hold significant sway over parents’ purchases: study

Gen Alpha is emerging as a luxury-focused generation, with 68% owning a luxury product by the age of 10.

By Sara Karlovitch • March 25, 2025

5 years after pandemic lockdowns, is retail back to normal?

Stores are open, inventory is flowing and inflation is down. But today’s uncertainty and destabilization are making consumers anxious.

By Daphne Howland • March 24, 2025

Target adds 2,000 products to baby assortment

The revamp is the latest over the last year as the retailer focuses on newness to grow share across its merchandising portfolio.

By Nate Delesline III • March 21, 2025

Walmart expands premium beauty options

The retail giant also announced the four brands that will participate in its third beauty accelerator program, Walmart Start.

By Daphne Howland • March 21, 2025

Resale’s popularity in the US could offer hedge against tariffs

ThredUp’s chief strategy officer says preowned clothing sales are “effectively domesticating the supply chain.”

By Lara Ewen • March 21, 2025

E-commerce is here to stay after a push from the pandemic

Retailers quickly enhanced their e-commerce and mobile offerings as the pandemic took hold. It worked, shifting consumer expectations along the way.

By Nate Delesline III • March 20, 2025

Old Navy quietly debuts occasionwear

Prices start at about $25, answering demand for affordable dresses for weddings, parties and proms.

By Daphne Howland • March 19, 2025

Tariffs trigger ‘horrific’ plunge in consumer sentiment

Federal Reserve officials, scheduled to assess monetary policy this week, will likely zero in on a jump in long-term inflation expectations.

By Jim Tyson • March 17, 2025

Retail’s home sector has yet to find steady ground

The category experienced both highs and lows since the pandemic hit. But as sales start to tick up once again, retailers face new challenges.

By Caroline Jansen • March 17, 2025

US immigration policy could hurt off-pricers

Burlington, TJX and Ross stand to benefit from tariffs and consumer angst, but one of their most important customer bases is under extreme pressure.

By Daphne Howland • March 13, 2025

Majority of Americans have yet to try Amazon Haul

Three months after its launch, 16% of shoppers use the site at least monthly, compared to 23% and 28% who do the same at Shein and Temu.

By Nate Delesline III • March 10, 2025

Retailers are pushing payment modernization as customers ask for more

A KPMG survey found that a majority of retailers plan to keep updating their payment programs to keep up with consumer tech demands.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 6, 2025

Gen Z used BNPL more than credit cards over holidays, survey shows

It was the first J.D. Power survey to show that buy now, pay later overtook credit card use among that demographic.

By Patrick Cooley • March 4, 2025

Inflation continues to drive private label growth

Gen Z and millennial shoppers are particularly interested in store brands as they seek out both value and quality, per a Circana study.

By Howard Ruben • March 3, 2025

What 5 charts say about the pandemic’s impact on retail, 5 years later

The industry may be far from the dramatic day-to-day struggles of 2020, but it hasn’t yet escaped the long tail the global health crisis left in its wake.

By Cara Salpini • March 3, 2025

Economic blackout urges US consumers to avoid purchases Friday

The People's Union USA wants shoppers to abstain from making in-store or online purchases, but research shows just 16% plan to participate.

By Nate Delesline III • Feb. 28, 2025

Consumer spending falls, highlighting fading confidence

Two closely tracked gauges of consumer confidence slid in February, pushed down by concerns about import duties enacted by the Trump administration.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 28, 2025

Canada and Mexico tariffs will take effect March 4, Trump confirms

The president will also impose an additional 10% import tax on China next week and hinted at plans to soon levy 25% duties on the European Union.

By Philip Neuffer • Feb. 27, 2025

Joann shoppers to shift purchases to Michaels, Hobby Lobby

The craft retailer’s store closures have left shoppers searching for alternatives, according to a Numerator survey.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 27, 2025

Consumer sentiment slumps on fears tariffs will fuel inflation

Consumers are “clearly bracing for a resurgence in inflation,” said Joanne Hsu, director of the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 24, 2025

Consumers expect inflation increase amid tariff talks

Sentiment is at its lowest point since July, as consumers feel uncertain about the current state of the economy, according to a Wells Fargo report. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 10, 2025

Calling a customer? Brands can now display ‘reason for call’

TransUnion and AT&T now offer companies the ability to display brand name, company logo and the reason for their call when dialing Android users.

By Kristen Doerer • Feb. 6, 2025