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Consumer Behavior & Trends

Trader Joe’s tops supermarket customer satisfaction list

Sav A Lot’s score was the year’s biggest increase and Wegmans’s the biggest decrease, per ACSI.


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Consumer Behavior & Trends

Gen Alpha loves brick-and-mortar retail. Here’s what they want when they shop.

The generation craves in-person retail experiences much like Gen Z, but their experience growing up in virtual worlds have created unique expectations for in-store shopping.


holiday shopper
Consumer Behavior & Trends

Most consumers OK with stores beginning holiday music and decor before Thanksgiving: survey

The findings by Mood Media indicate “Christmas Creep” backlash may be overblown.


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Consumer Behavior & Trends

More than 3 in 4 store managers report more empty shelves since tariffs hit

Half have reduced staff in the last six months, per GreyOrange.


Preparing for tariffs
Consumer Behavior & Trends

How much inventory is too much to prepare for tariffs?

With the tariff situation still uncertain, retailers face a potentially existential question of how much inventory to buy in preparation for what’s ahead.


Corvus Robotics inventory drone
Consumer Behavior & Trends

GNC taps drones for faster, less error-prone inventory checks

The vitamin retailer is using autonomous drones to check its warehouse inventory on a monthly basis, increasing efficiency and accuracy.


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Consumer Behavior & Trends

Why Radio Flyer just opened its first store…and put a race track in it

The 107-year-old brand highlights how store design can be as much about making a connection as a sale.

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