NPD Survey Finds Consumer Mood Brighter Heading Into Holidays
With the holiday season fast approaching, consumers may hit stores in a more upbeat mood with some willing to spend…
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PwC: Engage Key Consumer Segments To Drive Holidays
The majority of consumers will likely spend the same or slightly more this holiday season compared to last year, PricewaterhouseCoopers…
Deloitte: Online Retail Should Help Holiday Sales Gain Modestly
Retailers may anticipate a moderate increase in holiday sales in both stores and online for the 2015 season, Deloitte’s annual…
NRF Revises Yearly Retail Sales Forecast Downward
The National Retail Federation has revised its full year retail sales forecast downward as slower than expected growth during the…
HPBA To Host First Barbecue Conference
The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association is hosting its first barbecue conference this year from October 1 to October 2.…
NRF: Consumers Contemplate Less Back-To-School Spending
After spending more on school supplies and electronics in 2014, the average family with children in grades K-12 plans to…
Prosper: Consumer Spending Outlook Brightens In June
After falling from its peak for the past 12 months reached in March, consumer sentiment almost reached the same heights…
NRF Forms New Research Center
The National Retail Federation has made a multi-million dollar investment to form a new division focused on enhancing its industry…
BEA: Personal Income Gains But Expenditures Don’t Keep Pace
Personal income advanced $58.6 billion, or 0.4%, and disposable personal income increased $54.2 billion, or 0.4%, in February, according to…
NRF: January Starts Positive As Data Points To 4.1% 2015 Retail Growth
Looking through the upcoming year, the National Retail Federation expects a faster pace of economic activity. The organization, in its…
Prosper: Consumer Confidence Best Since 2007
According to Prosper Insights & Analytics, consumer sentiment marked a pre-recession milestone in January as more than half of consumers…
Consumer Confidence Rises In December
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in November, improved in December. The Index now stands at 92.6…
Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Reaches 11-Month High
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index reached its highest point in almost a year, according to the research firm. The index tracks…
Prosper: Consumer Confidence Gains In September
According to Prosper Insight & Analytics, consumer confidence in September 2014 reached its highest level since October 2007. The market…
Conference Board: Consumer Confidence Trends Positive In June
The Consumer Confidence Index rose in June, sponsor The Conference Board announced. The index now stands at 85.2, up from…
Consumer Confidence Gains Again In January
Consumer confidence increased in January again, following an uptick in December of 2013, according the Consumer Confidence Index, conducted for…
NPD Group Reports Sales Uptick In Kitchenware Categories
US sales of non-electric housewares reached $5.6 billion in the 12 months ending September 2013, according to a recent NPD…
CIT Group: Economy Challenging Housewares, Brighter Days Ahead
Despite ongoing challenges facing the retail sector and the economy, more than 70% of middle market housewares executives are forecasting…
American Research Group: Consumers Remain Wary But Not Desperate
According to ongoing studies by the American Research Group, consumers consider the United States economy weak but not hopeless. Less…
Deloitte: Consumer Spending Slipped In September
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index slipped in September in a second month of small declines. The index, which tracks consumer…