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A young woman holding a Target shopping basket shops for plants.
Stores

Target foot traffic falls for third consecutive month, but it ends its weekly slump

After caving on DEI, foot-traffic declined for 11 weeks, then gained modestly for two.

Andrew Adam Newman | about 16 hours ago
egg aisle at grocery store
Stores

How consumers’ egg buying behavior has changed since January

A Numerator survey found consumers could be becoming “desensitized” to higher prices, but are still looking for the cheapest options.

Erin Cabrey | about 17 hours ago
Home Depot recently took down the “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” page from its website (left) and replaced it with a page called “WeAreTHD” that makes no mention of diversity.
Marketing

Exclusive: Home Depot quietly removes DEI section from website

The section that for years was called “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” was replaced with “WeAreTHD.”

Andrew Adam Newman | May 7, 2025
Amazon name and logo on a building
Marketing

Hot Topic: More than 9 out of 10 say Amazon should not undercut Independent Bookstore Day

Plus: Should consumers see how much tariffs are contributing to higher prices?

Andrew Adam Newman | May 7, 2025
Amazon logo and stacked books in a boxing ring.
Marketing

Exclusive: Amazon won’t promise not to undercut Independent Bookstore Day again

Amazon claims it scheduled its own book sale at the same time “unintentionally.”

Andrew Adam Newman | May 7, 2025
Gopuff GoXL
E-Commerce

Exclusive: Gopuff debuts GoXL bulk offering in response to tariff uncertainty

The delivery platform’s multipacks offer up to 50% savings per unit for consumers. Image: from Gopuff.

Erin Cabrey | May 2, 2025

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