by Mike Duff | Oct 9, 2024 | Retail Articles
According to an annual holiday purchase intentions consumer survey from Circana, consumer sentiment and intentions related to the 2024 holiday shopping season are improved versus the past two years but still fall short of 2021 levels in most cases. Most consumers in...
by Mike Duff | Aug 22, 2024 | Retail Articles
Consumers aren’t ready to dive in to discretionary spending at this point, although a state of equilibrium seems to be merging across the consumer packaged goods and general merchandise sectors, according to market researcher and advisor Circana. Total retail sales in...
by Peter Giannetti | Aug 7, 2024 | Appliances, Home + Housewares, Vacuum Cleaners
Robotic cleaning appliance specialist iRobot Corp named corporate restructuring veteran Jeffrey Engel president and COO. Engel’s appointment comes as iRobot Corp., maker of Roomba and Braava robotic floor cleaners, announced a 29% year-over-year decline in revenue and...
by Mike Duff | Jul 19, 2024 | Beverageware, Retail Articles
Retail sales in the United States in June were up 1% versus May results across discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods categories, according to market researcher and advisor Circana. Circana reported unit demand was flat compared to June 2023,...
by Mike Duff | Jun 21, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail sales in the United States during the month of May, including discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods, changed very little year over year, according to market research and analytics company Circana. In the four weeks ending June 1, overall...