Retailers

Wholesalers supply both retailers and manufacturers.

Target and Walmart are among the outlets competing for the dollars of consumers who may have reached the limit of what they will pay.

Meanwhile, its competitors are doing pretty well, including Walmart, where groceries account for 60% of sales.

There's news that department store chain Nordstrom is looking to go private, after a previous attempt failed.

Selling ads on e-commerce sites is a $50 billion industry. Amazon dominates retail media, taking in about 75% of ad dollars.

Furniture prices fell 3.7% over the last year, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report.

Businesses have spent the last year and a half trying to whittle down excess inventories. Some businesses still have work to do, but others are likely to build those inventories up this year.

Many businesses bulked up on warehouse space early in the pandemic. Now, storing extra inventory isn’t as important, and surplus warehouse space is being put to alternative uses.

And why Target considers them key to keeping customers spending.

Once consumers adjust to a 24/7 promotion environment, it hard for companies to stop.