Sep 17, 2020 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the accelerated shift to online buying is poised to increase as consumers shy away from crowded in-store holiday shopping, resulting in a formidable holiday shipping spike. Heading into the fall and holiday season, the...
Nov 1, 2018 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
2018 Holiday sales forecasts have come in early, with a broad range of 4 percent to 5.5 percent year-over-year sales increase. Based on US Census retail sales data through September and BRG analysis, we expect the final sales increase to fall in the lower end of this...
Sep 24, 2018 | Publication, Retail Business Transformation
In Retail Operations Insights, Keith Jelinek and Rick Maicki write about disruption across retail categories, opportunities for strategic and coordinated efforts across operations, and actionable best practices to address both short- and long-term challenges. Read the...
Sep 21, 2018 | Publication, Retail Business Transformation
In Retail Operations Insights, Keith Jelinek writes about traditional self-checkout, the use of RFID (radio-frequency identification) chips at Amazon’s pilot locations, and the omni-channel experience for shoppers in the retail environment. Read the...
Jul 25, 2018 | News, Publication, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Despite increasing sales in the fourth quarter of 2017, many retailers still face declining gross margin percentages and lower overall EBITDA. Berkeley Research Group released today a report prepared by professionals from its Retail Performance Improvement practice...
