2023 Outlook Survey

By Chuck Ulie and Rachel Gignac on Nov. 27, 2023

2023 Outlook Survey

Business Conditions

By Chuck Ulie and Rachel Gignac on Nov. 27, 2023

For the coming year, 48% of retailers expect some improvement and 4% great improvement in business conditions, with just 15% anticipating some decline and 27% who said they expect conditions will rema...

2023 Outlook Survey

Labor Woes

By Chuck Ulie and Rachel Gignac on Nov. 27, 2023

There was a solid drop in retailers who have struggled with hiring in 2023—77% versus last year’s 92%. And retaining employees has improved, with 81% having difficulties this year compared to 90% last...

2023 Outlook Survey

Fuel’s Future

By Chuck Ulie and Rachel Gignac on Nov. 27, 2023

Taylor of Last Minit Mart thinks gas-powered vehicles will be around for 20 or 30 more years, but the government, pushing strongly to eliminate them for more electric vehicle (EV) use, will “make it p...

2023 Outlook Survey

Talking Tobacco

By Chuck Ulie and Rachel Gignac on Nov. 27, 2023

The greatest threat to the tobacco category, per respondents, is once again the Food and Drug Administration’s initiative to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars—but it’s up to 44% from 25% last...

2023 Outlook Survey