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US Consumer Tracker: How Consumers Plan To Celebrate and Spend for Mother’s Day (Full Report)

Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. This week, we discuss consumers’ celebration and spending plans for Mother’s Day. We also present findings on where, how and how much consumers are shopping, as well as consumer avoidance of public places and what activities they have done in the past two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on April 26.

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Research Preview: Playbook—Inclusivity in Retail

Inclusivity, providing equal access for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, touches every part of an organization and is guided by the organization’s strategic goals and mission. This Research Preview offers an early look at our research on inclusivity in retail, from our forthcoming Playbook. We present selected insights from our key strategies for organizations to align inclusivity across operations, products and marketing.

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2021 US Tax Tracker #3: $211 Billion Refunded, Down Versus Last Year

Each year, the IRS reports tax return filings and refunds on a weekly basis until the extended deadline of May 17 this year. We look at what happened what has happened in the 2021 tax filing season so far, as of April 16, 2021. This report covers the number of returns filed and processed, the total and average refunds returned and a comparison of the 2021 tax filing season to date versus the comparative period in 2020.

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US Consumer Tracker: Apparel Purchases Continue To Surge (Full Report)

Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. We present findings on where, how and how much consumers are shopping, as well as consumer avoidance of public places and what activities they have done in the past two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on April 19.

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Six US Industries Benefiting from the Wellness Trend

We expect wellness to be the pre-eminent multiyear trend driving discretionary spending shifts, with Covid-19 heightening US consumer focus on health and wellbeing. In this report, we discuss and quantify how six US retail industries—or segments within them—are benefiting from the health and wellness trend.

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US Consumer Tracker: Slow but Steady Progress Toward Normalcy (Full Report)

Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations, with a focus on the implications for retail. We present findings on where, how and how much consumers are shopping, as well as consumer avoidance of public places and what activities they have done in the past two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on April 5.

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