Retail News

Discount grocers — much like discount department stores — are having a heyday. Even though these concepts have traditionally serviced lower-income neighborhoods, a fairly new trend in this category has been expanding into middle- and higher-income communities. As inflation woes continue to adversely affect most of the population, shoppers are more open toward catering to these grocers. More

Look for more and more grocery stores to be utilizing special sensor-and-camera equipped technology, via artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled screens attached to the front of shopping carts. This technology makes it easier on the shopper, as items placed in a cart are automatically scanned with a running tally of the products showing up on the screen More

Expect to continue seeing the rise of fun destination locations centered on popular toy brands this year. An example of this trend was the opening of the Radio Flyer store in the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Ill., last November. From retail shops to interactive fun play experiences to theme parks, the future in family entertainment More

Burger chains are expanding at a rapid rate, even amidst national chatter regarding the increasingly high cost of beef, as well as the push for more vegetarian-friendly meat substitutes. Americans have proven they continue to love burgers and fries, and therefore most areas of the country are seeing major growth of quick-service hamburger establishments. Suburban More