It may only be September, but the December holiday shopping rush is just around the corner. Around 50% of consumers have already started looking for items on their friends’ and family’s wish lists, according to a new online survey from The Harris Poll and OpenX, an ad exchange network, that polled 2,000 shoppers in August.

Generation Z is more concerned with its mental and physical health than millennials or Generation X, a heightened anxiety that influences the way young adults shop, per a survey by consulting firm A.T. Kearney that was shared with sister publication Marketing Dive. A key takeaway from the findings is that brick-and-mortar retailers have an opportunity […]

Delivery and fulfillment are top priorities for retailers, both big boxers and small merchants alike. Whether it’s speeding up delivery, cutting costs, utilizing stores for fulfillment or taking last-mile efforts in-house, the investments in this area are clear.

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. plans to launch a beauty business before the upcoming holiday season, citing a big opportunity lying ahead for the company in this sector. The apparel retailer’s decision was announced by CEO Jay Schottenstein on Wednesday during an earnings call with analysts.

Walmart said Thursday it will be expanding a new “unlimited” grocery delivery service, which costs users $98 annually, to 1,400 stores this fall. The biggest retailer in the world had earlier this year been testing what it calls Delivery Unlimited in four markets — Houston, Miami, Salt Lake City and Tampa.