by Mike Duff | Apr 18, 2022 | Retail Articles
Consumer sentiment in the United States unexpectedly jumped to 65.7 in April of 2022 from an eleven-year low of 59.4 in March, preliminary estimates in the University of Michigan’s ongoing consumer sentiment survey determined. The April sentiment figure beat market...
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...
