Retail CFOs Feeling Optimistic in 2014
Despite ongoing market uncertainty, retail chief financial officers are feeling more confident about the state of the consumer. According to this year’s BDO Retail Compass Survey of CFOs, retailers...
View ArticleFlash Sale Sites Face New Challenges as the Model Braces for Post-Recession...
Flash sale sites, which feature discounted luxury items from high-end retailers for hours or days at a time, peaked during the recession, when price-conscious consumers curtailed their spending, and...
View ArticleThanksgiving Weekend Loses Steam…and Allure?
Over the past few weeks, we’ve written extensively about the evolutionary shifts in holiday shopping that have been solidified during the early stages of the 2014 season. But last week, Thanksgiving...
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Infographic & Full Report: 2014 BDO Retail Compass Survey of CMOs
In our ninth annual Retail Compass Survey of CMOs, we asked 100 chief marketing officers at leading U.S. retailers about their sales projections, marketing strategies and top challenges ahead of the...
View ArticleYear-In-Review: 2014 Sales and Consumer Confidence
With the New Year upon us, retailers are assessing the industry’s performance in 2014 and looking to prepare for what lies ahead. After 2013 delivered light gains, 2014, too, remained largely stable...
View ArticleRetail CFOs Optimistic about 2015 Sales and Consumer Confidence
With solid sales gains at the end of 2014, retail chief financial officers are feeling upbeat about sales and consumer confidence in the year ahead. Preliminary results from our 2015 BDO Retail Compass...
View ArticleRead the Full Report: 2015 BDO Retail Compass Survey of CFOs
In January of this year, we conducted our ninth annual Retail Compass Survey of CFOs, which asked 100 retail CFOs at leading U.S. retailers about their outlook for the industry in the year ahead. We...
View ArticlePrime Day Signals New Dawn for Retailers
Amazon proved traditions are, in fact, meant to be broken with its self-manufactured retail holiday, Prime Day. Occurring on July 15, Prime Day sought to not only celebrate Amazon’s 20th anniversary,...
View ArticleTop 3 Resolutions for Retailers
As we head into the New Year, consumers are planning their New Year’s resolutions, from paying off credit cards to joining the gym and cutting carbs. But they’re not the only ones who should be...
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State of the Retail Industry: The Trends that Defined 2015
2015 was a year of mixed blessings for retailers. Though overall sales consistently exceeded those of 2014, month-to-month growth remained minimal and volatile. A confluence of factors led industry...
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