Andrew Adam Newman

New York

Senior Reporter at Retail Brew

Freelance journalist, primarily for The New York Times.

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Hot Topic: Retailers should show how tariffs raise prices, say 91%.

2 days ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to shut down Energy Star, the 33-year-old program that helps consumers determine what products are most efficient to help keep their energy costs down. Paula Glover, president of Alliance to Save Energy, a nonprofit group, told CNN that on an annual basis the program costs about $32 million and “helps American families save over $40 billion in annual energy costs.”You tell us: Should the Energy Star program be shut down? Cast your vote here.
Target foot traffic is still down after 3 months in the fallout of dismantling DEI and subsequent boycotts

5 days ago | fortune.com | Andrew Adam Newman

Target's weekly slump began in the first full week after its January 24 announcement that it was eliminating its DEI program. Getty Images—KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP
Target foot traffic falls for third consecutive month

6 days ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

Target’s foot traffic fell for the third consecutive month since it rolled back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, but it ended an 11-week slump with two consecutive weeks of modest gains. Foot traffic was down 3.3% YoY in April, following dips of 6.5% in March and 9% in February, according to data from Placer.ai.
Exclusive: Home Depot quietly removes DEI section from website

1 week ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

After months of pressure from conservative groups, much of it preceding President Trump’s January demand that all public agencies and private businesses dismantle their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, The Home Depot has quietly removed the section of its website that championed its commitment to DEI.
Exclusive: Amazon won’t promise not to undercut Independent Bookstore Day again

1 week ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

Independent Bookstore Day, a national sales event with more than 1,600 non-chain stores participating, has taken place on the last Saturday of April for 12 years, but this year’s, which was held on April 26, really opened a can of bookworms. On April 15, less than two weeks before Independent Bookstore Day, Amazon announced that it was scheduling its second annual Amazon Book Sale from April 23–28.
Hot Topic: More than 9 out of 10 say Amazon should not undercut Independent Bookstore Day

1 week ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

Along with passing on the added costs of tariffs to customers, Temu is showing customers exactly how much tariffs add to the cost of their products as an “import charges.” Amazon reportedly considered, but abandoned the idea after President Donald Trump placed a call to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pressuring him not to. You tell us: Should retailers that raise prices as a result of tariffs show consumers how much tariffs are contributing to higher prices? Cast your vote here.
Hot Topic: Lawsuits by retail trade groups would not stop tariffs, say 73%

2 weeks ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

Independent Bookstore Day, which for the 12th year in row was held on the last Saturday of April (April 26), lost some steam this year, when Amazon announced on April 15 that it would hold its second annual weeklong book sale from April 23-28, infuriating independent booksellers. Amazon told Vulture the timing was “unintentional.”You tell us: In future years, should Amazon schedule its biggest annual book sale to coincide with (and compete against) Independent Bookstore Day? Cast your vote here.
Exclusive: Percentage who’d recommend Target dropped 11 points after it caved on DEI

2 weeks ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

Caliber, a brand reputation analytics and strategy company, polls continuously on many questions, but one’s a lapel-grabber for founder and CEO Shahar Silbershatz. It asks whether respondents would recommend a company. The question is posed to a variety of respondents, meaning that while consumers will interpret the question as whether they’d recommend shopping the brand, others take it differently.
Target foot traffic down for 11th straight week

3 weeks ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

This one goes to 11. Target suffered its 11th week of foot-traffic declines, a slump that began the week after the retailer announced it was rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program in January. For the week that began April 7, foot traffic at Target stores dropped 4.7% YoY, according to Placer.ai. Costco, which unlike Target defied calls from the Trump administration for private companies to abandon their DEI efforts, notched its 16th straight week of foot traffic increases.
Half of cannabis users say they’ll consume more during Trump administration

3 weeks ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

While the last presidential election may have found the cannabis business leaning toward Kamala Harris because of her years of advocacy for cannabis reform, the Trump presidency may benefit the industry in another way: His being in office makes people want to get more high.