What the Recent SBA Changes Mean for Small Businesses
In March, the Trump Administration announced plans to close the Education Department and move the federal student loan portfolio of $1.7 trillion to the Small Business Administration (SBA), raising concerns about the SBA's capacity to continue supporting small businesses.
How Data Clean Rooms Can Help Retailers Unlock Customer Data
A robust personalization strategy can help retailers connect with their target audience and increase sales. This article describes how data clean rooms, a new emerging technology, can help retailers reach their personalization goal through data collection.
The Impact of Tariffs on Retailers
President Trump’s tariffs have many industries scrambling around coming up with creative ways to not pass on the extra costs to their customers. Economists are predicting that consumers and businesses will likely encounter higher inflation, with price hikes on a variety of products.
March Sales Grew Moderately Amid Tariff Concerns
Retail sales grew in March after two straight months of declines, but gains remain moderate as consumers continue to be concerned by rising tariffs. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, were up 0.6% seasonally adjusted month over month and up 4.75% unadjusted year over year in March.
How Businesses Can Navigate Tax Compliance
With states trending toward lowering transaction thresholds for sales tax collection, smaller businesses are particularly vulnerable to falling out of compliance and, as a result, come under scrutiny from auditors during reporting season. This article offers some tips on how businesses can navigate tax compliance.
Key Trends for Small Businesses to Stay Competitive
To help brands stay competitive, order fulfillment platform Shipstation released its 2025 Ecommerce Delivery Benchmark Report, offering key insights to help small and mid-sized businesses navigate an increasingly cutthroat market.
D’USSÉ Cellar Master Agathe Boinot Empowers Women
Making headlines in 2024 as the youngest female master among the major houses of Cognac at the age of 31, Agathe Boinot has had quite the unconventional journey to her appointment as D’USSÉ cellar master, breaking glass ceilings along her way.
Research Shows Consumers Prefer to Buy Alcohol Online
A recent survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, commissioned by DRINKS and conducted by Dynata, found that 49% of 21-34-year-olds would be likely to purchase alcohol from their favorite online retailers if they started offering e-commerce versus their traditional alcohol retailer.
Consumers to Spend $23.6 Billion on Easter
Consumers plan to spend a total of $23.6 billion on Easter this year, according to an NRF survey. The amount is above last year’s $22.4 billion, and approaching the record $24 billion spent in 2023.
NRF Forecasts 2025 Retail Sales to Hit $5.42 Trillion
The National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts that retail sales during 2025 will grow between 2.7% and 3.7% over 2024 to between $5.42 trillion and $5.48 trillion.
