by Peter Giannetti | Sep 8, 2021 | Featured News, Kitchen Electrics, Kitchenware
Retail small appliances and housewares continue to exceed 2019 pre-pandemic levels by about one-third, according to The NPD Group. Sales of many home products began to ease this spring, NPD reported, as vaccinations rates increased the flow of stimulus money slowed....
by Mike Duff | Aug 4, 2021 | Retail Articles
Consumer sentiment is increasing after the unprecedented circumstances of 2020 took a toll on the financial health of many Americans, according to market research firm IRI. As the United States experienced economic growth and declining unemployment rates, a...
by Peter Giannetti | Jul 19, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
This is the first installment of an exclusive HomePage News series examining the state of major home and housewares retailers entering the back half of 2021. Read all installments of the HomePage News series: Big Retail Beyond 2021. How major retailers Amazon, Costco,...
by Peter Giannetti | Jun 28, 2021 | Featured News
A majority of consumers are reconsidering their values and basing purchasing decisions on factors besides price and quality, according to a report by Accenture. In the research report “Life Reimagined: Mapping the Motivations that Matter for Today’s Consumers,” based...
by Chandler Harvey | Jun 13, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Stimulus payments provided a bump to U.S. retail in 2020 and early 2021 during a year in which consumer spending shifted to primarily CPG and general merchandise as the country dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Don Unser, chief retail strategist, The NPD...
