Meijer changes plus-size racks
Women's plus-size clothing is now racked with all women's clothing at Meijer. The plus-size market is a highlight as the sales have increased in that area. Meijer says all women shoppers from size XS to 3X will all shop in the same place.
Sonic enters new breakfast item
Sonic's former menu item 'pancake on a stick' will be back on menus soon, possibly following the fast food industry's all-day breakfast trend.
The item features a sausage wrapped in a pancake and stuck on a stick.
Pancake on a stick was created in 2002 but dropped off the menus in later years. It is making a comeback in the spring of 2017, according to BusinessInsider.com.
Luxury handbags dip
Demand for luxury handbags is way down and luxury retailers are no longer offering many. According to the Consumerist, the number of new purses introduced by Nordstrom dropped 23 percent. Bloomingdales 3 percent. Barneys had 41 percent fewer new lines in the third quarter of this year compared to a 46 percent in 2015.
Holiday spending
According to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation planned holiday spending per person is about $935.58. That includes food, decorations, gifts, and cards.
The president and CEO of the NRF, Matthew Shay, notes that advertising spots that would normally be full of holiday ads are now full of election ads. Consumers were expected to put off buying until the election is over.
More than half of people polled by the survey plan to spend an average of $139.61 on themselves.
