Today in Data: Walmart Fulfills Shoppers’ Needs, Cloud Reshaping Retail, Luxury Brands Immune From Slump

Burberry

Today in Data, the cloud is at the center of retail’s digital transformation. Plus, luxury brands continue to find success in a retail market that’s been sluggish overall, and Walmart relies on alternative fulfillment methods to meet shoppers’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Data

26%: Increase in Burberry’s full-price sales from 2019 to 2021

1.9%: Decline in U.S. consumer shopping activity in December 2021

28%: Share of American consumers who have shopped at Walmart in past 30 days

42%: Share of consumers shopping for groceries online and having them delivered in 2020

$1,000: Estimated cost of point-of-sale hardware for business owners