Retail and technology consulting company Coresight Research estimates that back-to-school spending from June through August will reach $33.3 billion in the U.S., a 3.3% increase from the same three-month period a year ago.
Trader Joe's is in growth mode, adding 30 new locations that will push it past 600 stores nationally. The expansion-spanning California, Texas, New York, Oklahoma, and more-is a striking contrast to the wave of retail closures hitting other chains.
You can get through most of London now without touching a coin. The bar, the bus, the cinema, even a takeaway from a late-night chicken shop, tap and go. Most people don't ask if cash is accepted anymore. They assume it isn't. Most of the time, they're right.
"Today, we no longer 'go shopping'-we are always shopping-but that hasn't made the experience more exciting. Instead, online retail has become a functional necessity, optimized for speed but stripped of surprise and spontaneity."
As average flock sizes increase, customers are learning the challenges of raising chickens, with many new buyers unaware of the costs involved in maintaining a poultry.
