From deep discounts to metaverse activations, here are some of the biggest influences on the season. Escalating prices on essentials like groceries and gas made for a cautious consumer this year.

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With COVID-19 receding and more consumers going back to brick-and-mortar shopping, the retail sector saw store openings well exceed closings in 2022, with mass and grocery retailers among chains ...

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The malls of America have begun to recover from the consumer exodus spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Well, at least some of the malls have, according to a study from Coresight Research, which ...

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