Apr 30, 2019 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Last year, in our review of operating results from the 2017 holiday season, we noted that retailers were “walking a tightrope” when it came to maintaining gross margins in the retail business environment. Guess what? Things didn’t improve much in 2018! After a good...
Jan 3, 2019 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, News, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Keith Jelinek discusses customer bargain hunting, pricing and cost drops, and how holiday sales have increased but store earnings have decreased. Listen to the report at Marketplace. Mr. Jelinek speaks at ~1:06.
Dec 8, 2018 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
BRG 2018 Holiday Outlook and Consumer Survey (part 3) As expected, online sales stole the show during the big Thanksgiving shopping weekend, and overall retail sales showed large year-over-year increases. Overall sales on Black Friday and through the weekend and Cyber...
Oct 4, 2018 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
The retail industry has seen its share of upheaval and disruption recently. Evolving consumer demographics, technology advancements, new competition, and the continued impact of online shopping demand innovation and flexibility from retailers looking to satisfy the...
Nov 15, 2017 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication
The BRG holiday forecast, based on proprietary research and its own recent survey of over 100 retail executives, predicts another year of moderate year-over-year sales growth at 3.5%, coupled with significantly lower retail margins resulting from aggressive...
