You can thank the American retail consumer for the soft landing
Consumer spending accounts for roughly 70% of the US economy, and the continued strength in that area has helped the…
Luxury retail workers earn about $45,000 per year to sell handbags and jewelry that can cost more than their take-home pay
A model holds Hermès bags Birkin bags during a presentation at Bonhams auction house in London in 2022. Frank Augstein/AP…
China’s gold-buying boom is slowing sharply as economic woes hit retail demand
Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Retail demand for physical gold has slowed in China, Bloomberg reports. Sales fell from an April peak of…
AI hype driven by names like Nvidia is finally luring retail investors back into the stock market
REUTERS/Dario Cantatore/NYSE Euronext Retail investors have finally returned to the stock market, lured by the AI hype, Vanda Research said.The…
ChatGPT and Retail: Reality, Hype, What’s Next, and How to Prepare
ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI, has fast become one of the biggest buzzwords in retail. The model, launched…
Retail investors aren’t buying into the AI hype yet, and the boom pales in comparison to the meme-stock bubble
A 3D illustration of future financial technology controlled by AI robot using machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze business…
The hype in AI stocks isn’t a bubble yet, and little buy in from retail investors means there’s room for more upside
PhonlamaiPhoto/Getty Images The hype in artificial intelligence is real, but hasn't yet formed a bubble in stocks tied to the…
The most dangerous place for retail workers might be right outside their stores
One New Jersey study found that more than half of vehicle-pedestrian crashes in parking facilities occurred on the properties of…
Walmart and Target employees reveal the most dangerous parts of working in retail, from towers of boxes to armed customers and inattentive drivers
"It's not the most dangerous job in America, but it's moving up the list," a Walmart employee in Minnesota said.…
Bed Bath & Beyond, David’s Bridal, Party City, and more: The biggest retail bankruptcies of the past 15 years
Dozens of retailers have filed for bankruptcy over the past 15 years, and some have liquidated all their stores. Smith…