But it also reflects something bigger: the steady erosion of retailers' power.
Online shopping, like the Web itself, is becoming increasingly mainstream, said James Vogtle, e-commerce research director at the Boston Consulting Group, with a steady stream of major retailers like Kmart's Bluelight.com increasing their presence on the Web.
The steady suburbanization of major food retailers is contributing to the emergence of urban "food deserts," areas within city centers where low-income people have poor access to vegetables, fruits, and other whole foods.
Any retailer trying to steer a steady course in today's retail environment is going to get left behind by other retailers' rapid changes.
Even as sales declined, retailers kept profit margins steady by cutting inventories and employees.
Moreover, the retailer managed to sustain a steady sales growth momentum in Q2 as its comparable sales increased by 5% (excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange and gasoline pricing).
Offshoring resulted in Britain's garment industry experiencing a steady decline from the 1970s, as big retailers started to source from cheaper factories in the global south.
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While consumer confidence is still growing slowly, steady growth — even if slow — is giving retailers a positive outlook this year, she said.
For the last two decades the retail landscape has been transforming thanks to the steady assault of discounters on the mainstream, middle-market retailers.
As one of Britain's largest privately owned retailers, River Island's sales have held steady around the £800m mark, but they have not enjoyed the kudos of their competitors.
