What's Inside

The Coresight Research weekly US Consumer Survey Insights series takes a regular temperature check on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment, based on exclusive proprietary survey data.

This week, in addition to our usual weekly findings on consumer sentiment, activities and shopping patterns, we dive into findings on the mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs sector specifically. Discover which retailers are most popular in the sector, and explore what sector shoppers are purchasing.

The latest data in this report are from our survey conducted on January 6, 2025.

Data in this research report are our latest proprietary survey findings on:

• Which mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs are most popular
• Popular product categories among sector shoppers
• Consumers’ expectations for the economy overall and for their own personal financial situation—plus, breakdowns of our findings by income
• Where consumers have bought food and nonfood products from in the last two weeks
• What consumers have bought in-store and online in the last two weeks
• Activities that consumers have done in the past two weeks

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Costco, Sam’s Club, Target, Walmart

Other relevant research:

• US Mass Merchandisers, Warehouse Clubs and Discount Stores—Retail 2025 Sector Outlook: Essentials To Fuel Revenue Growth
• The Coresight Research US Consumer Survey Databank provides additional insight into US consumer behaviors from our weekly surveys.
• The Market Sizes Databank offers an overview of key retail market or sector sizes, including Coresight Research projections for future years.