by Mike Duff | Jul 16, 2025 | Retail Articles
A study from Coresight Research suggests that a rise in consumer sentiment from early spring can be seen as a sign that the holiday season may be a good one for retailers. Based on four-week rolling averages as of June 30, consumers’ expectations for their personal...
by Mike Duff | Jul 15, 2025 | Retail Articles
As tariff effects began to work their way through the U.S. economy, inflation ticked upward in June on both a month-over-month and annual basis, generally and in the household sector. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index...
by Mike Duff | Jun 30, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Spend management platform Coupa has released research demonstrating consumers, buyers and product suppliers expect tariffs to have a significant effect on the 2025 holiday season. In the Coupa research, 88% of consumers said they believe that companies will pass down...
by Mike Duff | Jun 24, 2025 | Retail Articles
According to business services provider Deloitte, value seeking has become a strategy consumers are using to cope with inflation and economic uncertainty – shifting to cooking at home as a tactic employed – with affluent individuals more prone than others to employ...
by Mike Duff | Jun 20, 2025 | Retail Articles
According to market research and analytics firm Circana, retail revenue in the United States ticked up 1% during May year over year. Still, unit volume fell 1% as consumers evaluated what they spent against economic and tariff concerns. Costs caused an increase in...
