Around 10% of in-store and 18% of online purchases of retail items are returned after the holidays, which totaled to $48B last year. This holiday season, the National Retail Federation is projecting $860B in returns.

It comes as the economy continues to move toward a full reopening.

According to NPD, two out of five adult females and three out of ten adult males no longer fit into last year’s clothing sizes; snacking and fitness play a role.

NEW YORK (AP) — When Pat Curry spotted bite-sized wood-fire rotisserie chicken with portabella mushroom at her local Costco in early June, she felt “giddy." After a 14-month hiatus, free samples were back.

/PRNewswire/ -- Key takeaways With clarity about the upcoming school year and consumer sentiment continuing to rise, back-to-school spending will be at its...

More companies are working toward a circular economy, potentially indicating a critical shift from rapidly buying more new stuff to supporting reuse, repair and resale. Such a shift could create a turning point that puts consumerism on a more sustainable path.