by Mike Duff | Jun 6, 2025 | Retail Articles
A pair of market research studies confirms that consumers and retail executives expect tariffs to have a significant effect on spending as 2025 progresses. In its “Tariffs & Trust: Why Retailers Risk Loyalty with Price Hikes” study, market researcher...
by Mike Duff | Jan 16, 2025 | Retail Articles
Economic uncertainty looms and the impact of artificial intelligence is on consumer minds according to a new study from market researcher First Insight, which contends price dominates current purchasing decisions. The study also indicates generational divides are...
by Chandler Harvey | Jun 2, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
As retailers reach out to Generation Z, sustainability has been an important part of their strategy to address social concerns considered critical to their purchasing decisions. Gen Z, however, isn’t one-dimensional, so it’s important to think about...
by Mike Duff | Jun 1, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
A new First Insight report, The State of Consumer Spending: Inflation Impacting Consumer Confidence indicates that consumers are coping with the rapidly rising costs of everything from gasoline to groceries but are becoming increasingly uncertain about prospects for...
by Mike Duff | Mar 28, 2022 | Retail Articles
As it adds new physical stores, Amazon is not only increasing its experience of bricks and mortar retailing but also is learning how to bring such operations into line with its larger corporate goals, including sustainability, as in the case of its latest Amazon Fresh...