by Mike Duff | Apr 11, 2022 | Home + Housewares, Retail Articles
A study by market researcher Numerator indicates the lingering pandemic won’t deter most planned Easter gatherings. Numerator concluded that this Easter will be the first major holiday since the onset of the pandemic where more than half, at 61%, of consumers do not...
by Mike Duff | Mar 28, 2022 | Retail Articles
Do-it-yourselfers keep on spending to complete home projects, according to market research by Numerator, but a subclass of consumers, dubbed Prosumers, are particularly busy. Despite COVID restrictions, supply chain disruptions and unprecedented price increases, 40%...
by Mike Duff | Mar 24, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The Pandemic-Driven Housewares Purchases & Usage Post-Lockdown Report from market researcher Numerator supports the observation that stay-at-home requirements instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic drove housewares purchases. In fact, according to Numerator, more...
by Mike Duff | Mar 21, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retail sales showed a strong year-over-year gain in February, but the monthly pace slowed after January as inflation drove up prices and lingering effects of COVID-19 omicron hit the supply chain, according to the National Retail Federation. United States Census...
by Mike Duff | Mar 15, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
In its annual forecast on prospects through year’s end, the National Retail Federation stated that it expects retail sales to grow between 6% and 8% to more than $4.86 trillion in 2022. NRF made the announcement during its annual State of Retail & the Consumer...
