Deep Dive | August 1, 2024 Premium Costco Attracts Shoppers; The Travel Bug Spreads This Summer: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraExplore trends in US consumer activities and shopping behavior over the past year with our comprehensive survey data. Dive into aggregated monthly findings to discover what consumers are buying and which retailers have made gains. Read More
Deep Dive | July 23, 2024 Premium Off-Price and Dollar-Store Shopping in Focus—TJX and Dollar Tree Rank as Top Choices: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhere and what are off-price and dollar-store shoppers buying? We analyze new survey findings to assess US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment—this week, with an added focus on the off-price and dollar-store retail sectors. Read More
Insight Report | January 25, 2024 Premium Holiday 2023: UK Retail Wrap-Up—December Downturn Unlikely To Herald Renewed RetrenchmentWe assess recently reported retail sales metrics and trading updates from major retailers to offer our conclusions from peak-season trading and look ahead to the prospects for 2024. Read More
Insight Report | November 22, 2023 Premium Holiday 2023: US Retail Update—What We’ve Seen So Far as Retail Heads into Black FridayWhat’s happened in the holiday season so far? We provide an update on US retail trends, considering retail sales, company commentary and shopper traffic. We also discuss the prospects for Black Friday retailing. Read More
Deep Dive | July 25, 2023 Premium Surprisingly Strong In-Store Shopping Accompanies Prime Day Week: US Consumer Tracker 2023, Week 30We assess how and where US consumers shopped during the week of Prime Day. Our weekly US Consumer Tracker presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. Read More
Deep Dive | July 18, 2023 Premium Amazon Shines Ahead of Prime Day: US Consumer Tracker 2023, Week 29We assess US consumer behavior ahead of Amazon’s Prime Day and amid slowing inflation. Our weekly US Consumer Tracker presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. Read More
Deep Dive | July 11, 2023 Premium Surprisingly Muted Fourth of July Build-Up: US Consumer Tracker 2023, Week 28We assess how US consumers spent and prepared ahead of the Fourth of July. Our weekly US Consumer Tracker presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. Read More
Deep Dive | July 6, 2023 Premium US Back to School 2023: Channels and Retailers—Who Is Set To Capture Share?Continuing our coverage of the US back-to-school (BTS) retail season, we discuss the channels and retailers that consumers look set to shop this year, analyzing findings from a proprietary survey of US consumers. Read More
Deep Dive | July 4, 2023 Premium In-Store Shopping Thrives: US Consumer Tracker 2023, Week 27We assess how US consumer behavior is shifting ahead of the Fourth of July. Our weekly US Consumer Tracker presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment, as well as our four-weekly check on consumers’ perceptions of and reactions to inflation. Read More
Deep Dive | June 28, 2023 Premium US Back to School 2023: Retail Outlook—Macro Context and Consumer PlansAs we move into peak summer ahead of the new school year, we present our outlook for the US back-to-school (BTS) retail season. We contextualize our overall expectations with macroeconomic data and findings from a proprietary survey of US consumers. Read More
Deep Dive | June 28, 2023 Premium Seasonal Shopping, 3Q23—Holidays Preview: US Consumer Tracker Extra, June 2023We examine seasonal shopping in 2Q23 and look ahead to the major holidays of 3Q23. This US Consumer Tracker Extra report takes a deeper dive into our weekly survey data and assesses holiday shopping for Mother’s Day, Easter and Memorial Day before looking ahead to the Fourth of July, Labor Day and Amazon’s Prime Day. Read More
Deep Dive | June 27, 2023 Premium Shoppers Enter “Summer Mode”: US Consumer Tracker 2023, Week 26We assess how US consumer behavior is evolving as summer begins in earnest. Our weekly US Consumer Tracker presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. Read More
Deep Dive | June 20, 2023 Premium Financial Health Update and Consumers’ Increase in Activity: US Consumer Tracker 2023, Week 25We explore the financial health of US consumers, as well as their shopping behavior as the summer kicks off. Our weekly US Consumer Tracker analyzes proprietary consumer survey data. Read More
Deep Dive | June 13, 2023 Premium Target’s Gains, Consumer Activities and Mapping Amazon Shoppers: US Consumer Tracker 2023, Week 24We analyze Amazon’s food and nonfood retail penetration by state, while consumers get more active and Target makes further gains. Our weekly US Consumer Tracker presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment, based on proprietary survey data. Read More
Deep Dive | June 6, 2023 Premium Consumers Pursue Conflicting Anti-Inflation Strategies: US Consumer Tracker 2023, Week 23We analyze consumers’ perceptions of and reactions to inflation. Our weekly US Consumer Tracker presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment, based on proprietary survey data. Read More
