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In order to fully understand the industry, we keep up with current trends and newsworthy information within the retail world. Here are some notable highlights from July:
- Retailers are using crowdfunding to determine optimal store locations and inventory.
- Compared to 2014, parents plan to spend more on back-to-school shopping in the 2015-2016 school year.
- Amazon may be opening a grocery drive-thru – allowing customers to shop online for food and arrange for pickup.
- A group of large retailers, including Starbucks, have begun initiatives to hire 100,000 young people.
- Smartphones are changing how consumers shop, but not the way you think.
- Latinas are becoming the majority consumer in the United States, thus heavily influencing the retail industry.
- Some Wal-Marts will no longer be open 24/7, and Dick’s Sporting Goods is opening stores dedicated to female consumers – in order to compete with brands like Lululemon.
- Thanks to Dynatrace, retailers can now gauge performance on web and mobile sites. Costco had the highest digital performance ranking in June.
