by by Alexandra Samet, eMarketer After our February 2020 forecast projected modest growth of 2.8% to $5.621 trillion in total US retail sales, the coronavirus pandemic then took the US economy by storm, causing store closures, stay-at-home orders and declined demand for nonessential goods. As a result, we now expect there to be a 10.5%...Read More

By Dan Berthiaume, Chain Store Age A new survey reveals anxieties and expectations consumers have about shopping in stores as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Once non-essential retailers reopen, 61% of consumers plan to visit apparel, shoe and accessories stores, according to a survey from shopping rewards app Shopkick. Next on the list is beauty stores...Read More

by eMarketer Editors Life is different during a pandemic, and that includes shopping. Retail businesses are closed in most states, and the ones that are open are doing business differently with social distancing practices like curbside pickup. And consumers are shifting more to ecommerce out of necessity. Ipsos and USA Today surveyed US adults March...Read More