Circana names Kroger exec Stuart Aitken president and CEO
Aitken, currently the grocer’s chief merchandising and marketing officer, will become the leader of the retail data analytics ...
Ms. Rachel’s Improbable Journey From Toddler Whisperer to Holiday Toy Story
Rachel Accurso might be this era’s Mister Rogers, if he had been on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Toy companies and ...
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American Consumer Spending Set to Shine Despite Economic Gloom, Holiday Sales to Hit Record $989 Billion
Holiday spending in the US is expected to hit a record $989 billion in 2024, despite economic inflation concerns.
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Stuart Aitken to Head Circana as President and CEO
Circana has named Stuart Aitken its President and CEO, effective January 1, 2025. Aitken is currently the Chief Merchant and ...
Circana Announces Leadership Transition
Aitken joins Circana from Kroger, where he has served as Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer since 2019. Aitken helped to transform Kroger with a strong focus on people and culture, data and insights ...
Is Black Friday still a holiday shopping juggernaut in 2024?
Enough consumers enjoy holiday shopping in person that Black Friday remains the biggest day of the year for retail foot ...
Retailers bank on Black Friday to energize bargain-hungry holiday shoppers
Best Buy has introduced an extended-release version of the doorbuster, the limited-time daily discounts that for years were ...
Counterfeit concerns cloud Shein and Temu’s rapid growth in the toy market
While established giants like Amazon, Walmart, and Target remain dominant (holding nearly 70% of the US market, according to ...
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Fragrance is the Fastest Growing Category for the Holidays—Circana
The latest report from Circana shows fragrances rank high on consumer shopping lists, with 18% planning to gift perfume or ...
Kroger’s Marketing Chief to Lead Consumer-Analytics Firm Circana
Stuart Aitken, who will become Circana’s CEO on Jan. 1, plans to use AI to forecast consumer trends, calling the technology ‘a massive growth opportunity.’ ...
Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season
Despite analysts not expecting this holiday season to be as robust as years past, in part due to inflation, shops are still ...
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Circana Announces Leadership Transition
Chicago, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Circana, a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, today announced that Stuart Aitken has been named President and CEO, effective January ...