A report from RetailMeNot.com concludes holiday shopping fell 3.4% this year with the number of store visits by consumers plunging 16.4%. Despite a calendar shift that threw some extra shopping into ...
A report from RetailMeNot.com concludes holiday shopping fell 3.4% this year with the number of store visits by consumers plunging 16.4%. Despite a calendar shift that threw some extra shopping into the post-holiday period, the overall tone of the data isn't positive for the sector - particularly ...
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