Holiday spending in the US is expected to hit a record $989 billion in 2024, despite economic inflation concerns.

Circana has named Stuart Aitken its President and CEO, effective January 1, 2025. Aitken is currently the Chief Merchant and ...

Rachel Accurso might be this era’s Mister Rogers, if he had been on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Toy companies and ...

Aitken, currently the grocer’s chief merchandising and marketing officer, will become the leader of the retail data analytics ...

Aitken had served in his role at Kroger since 2019, after serving as CEO of 84.51°, Kroger’s data analytics arm, and its ...

While established giants like Amazon, Walmart, and Target remain dominant (holding nearly 70% of the US market, according to ...

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 ...

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.’ ...

After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the U.S. and several other countries are preparing for ...

This holiday shopping season is poised to break spending records. A new survey finds people plan to spend $771 on average.