Deep Dive | June 26, 2024 Premium Home and Home-Improvement Shopping in Focus—Sam’s Club Gains in Latest Quarter: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhere and what are home-furnishing and home-improvement shoppers buying? We analyze new survey findings to assess US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment—this week, with an added focus on the home and home-improvement retail sectors. Read More
Deep Dive | June 19, 2024 Premium 1Q24 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Many Retail Companies Post Strong Sales ResultsWe analyze the recent performance of selected retailers, brands and e-commerce platforms in the first quarter of 2024, covering revenues, earnings per share and comps, considering consensus estimates and year-over-year changes. Read More
Deep Dive | June 17, 2024 Premium Beauty Shopping in Focus—TikTok Gains in Latest Quarter: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhere and what are beauty shoppers buying? We analyze new survey findings to assess US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment—this week, with an added focus on the beauty sector. Read More
Deep Dive | June 13, 2024 Premium US Back to School 2024: Popular Products and Classroom Chic—Which Categories and Apparel Brands Will Dominate the Season?What will consumers buy this back-to-school (BTS) season? Which apparel brands will capture spending? We continue our US Back to School 2024 series of reports by diving into proprietary survey findings on the product categories and apparel brands that consumers look set to shop this season. Read More
Deep Dive | June 13, 2024 Premium US Drugstores and Pharmacies: Real Estate Insights—Closures Lead to 8 Million Square Feet of Shuttered Retail Space in 2024We explore the real estate impact of drugstores’ and pharmacies’ evolving business models. We also dive into ongoing store closures in the sector, store traffic at major drugstore chains, and how drugstores and pharmacies are combating retail theft. Read More
Deep Dive | June 12, 2024 Premium US Back to School 2024: How and Where Will Consumers Shop?—Uncovering the Channels and Retailers Set To Capture ShareHow and where will consumers shop for back-to-school (BTS) products? We continue our US Back to School 2024 series of reports by diving into proprietary survey findings on the channel and retailers set to capture share this BTS season. Read More
Deep Dive | June 11, 2024 Premium US Back to School 2024: Preparing for Class—Unveiling Consumer Spending ExpectationsWe kick off our US Back to School 2024 series of reports by diving into proprietary survey findings on US consumers’ spending expectations for the BTS (back-to-school) season! How much will BTS shoppers spend, and what will influence their purchase decisions? Find out in this comprehensive analysis of consumers’ plans for and attitudes to BTS shopping. Read More
Deep Dive | June 10, 2024 Premium Responses to Inflation—Fewer Shoppers Are Changing Their Spending Habits: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhat are US consumers’ perceptions of inflation, and how are they changing their spending habits as a result? We analyze new survey findings to find out, and present an update on consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. Read More
Deep Dive | June 7, 2024 Premium Positive Thinking—Shoppers Remain Optimistic in Economic Outlook: China Consumer Survey InsightsWe assess Chinese consumers’ expectations for the state of the economy. Our monthly China Consumer Survey Insights series presents an update on consumers’ shopping behavior, levels of activity and sentiment. Read More
Deep Dive | June 6, 2024 Premium US Online Grocery Survey 2024 Amazon and Walmart Showdown in Grocery E-CommerceIn our seventh annual US online grocery survey, we delve into the purchasing patterns of online grocery shoppers, including their product choices, preferred retailers and fulfillment preferences. The consistency of many of our survey questions enables us to build up trend data from our first survey, which we ran in 2018. Read More
Deep Dive | June 4, 2024 Premium Social Splurge—Consumers Get Out and About During Memorial Day Weekend: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhat did US consumers get up to during Memorial Day weekend? We analyze new survey findings to find out, presenting our latest weekly update on consumer activities, shopping patterns and sentiment. Read More
Deep Dive | June 3, 2024 Premium Pent-Up Demand for Travel Unleashed Ahead of Summer: US Consumer Survey Insights ExtraDelve into US consumers’ travel plans and behavior with our new survey analysis. We look at year-over-year travel trends overall in year-to-date 2024 and explore findings by age, household income, geography and gender. Read More
Deep Dive | May 29, 2024 Premium Keeping the Lights on—Self-Reported Financial Resilience: US Consumer Survey InsightsHow long could US consumers cover their bills if they lost their income? We analyze new survey findings to find out, and present an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. Read More
Deep Dive | May 22, 2024 Premium The Latest on Consumer Sentiment: US Consumer Survey InsightsOur weekly US Consumer Survey Insights series presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. This week, we explore recent trends in consumer sentiment about the US economy overall and personal household finances. Read More
Deep Dive | May 15, 2024 Premium Consumer Sentiment Remains Volatile: US Consumer Survey InsightsWe explore the recent trend of volatility in consumer sentiment about both household finances and the US economy as a whole. Our weekly US Consumer Survey Insights series presents an update on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment. Read More