BFCM Progress Report – View From the Trenches

BFCM Progress Report – View From the Trenches

  NEW YORK – Black Friday and cyber Monday are in the rear-view mirror and the holiday shopping season continues to hum along. Initial numbers are positive, but how’s it going out there in the trenches? Pathway asked a few FOPs (friends of Prosper) for a progress...
SHEIN Touts Carbon Neutrality at China Facility

SHEIN Touts Carbon Neutrality at China Facility

  CHINA – SHEIN’s Weilong Zhaoqing High-Tech Logistics Park facility in China recently achieved carbon neutrality by reducing the majority of its emissions at source. The facility has also achieved a zero waste to Landfill certification that verifies that its...
Online Sales Growth Tops In-Store Retail

Online Sales Growth Tops In-Store Retail

  PURCHASE, N.Y. – According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse™, U.S. retail sales (excluding automobiles) were up +4.1% on Black Friday (Nov. 28) compared to Black Friday 2024. Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online...
Survey: Holiday Shoppers Plan to Spend less in 2025

Survey: Holiday Shoppers Plan to Spend less in 2025

  HUDSON YARDS, N.Y. – Deloitte’s “2025 Black Friday-Cyber Monday Survey” revealed that consumers plan to spend an average of $622 during Black Friday-Cyber Monday (BFCM) shopping events (Thursday, Nov. 27 – Monday, Dec. 1), down 4%...